“JOSEPH PLAZO ON WHY ALGORITHMS STILL NEED HUMAN JUDGMENT”“MACHINES CAN TRADE. BUT CAN THEY GOVERN?”

At a gathering of students and young professionals in Manila, Joseph Plazo, argued that automation may have outpaced accountability.He offered a sober reminder: faster trades are not always wiser ones.“If you allow a machine to manage your portfolio,” he said, “ensure it reflects your priorities—not just your profit targets.”???? **When t

In a lecture hall usually reserved for strategy sessions and startup pitches, Joseph Plazo gave a talk that many didn’t expect—and even fewer will forget.Plazo isn’t an outsider. His systems run portfolios worth hundreds of millions.And still, he asked a haunting question:“What happens when we outsource not just our trades—but our judgmen