“MACHINES CAN WIN TRADES. BUT ONLY PEOPLE WIN TRUST.”

At a summit of future financial powerhouses, Joseph Plazo—founder of the AI-led fund Plazo Sullivan Roche—delivered a speech that broke the rhythm of the room.PHILIPPINES — Plazo, best known for building AI that rarely loses, did something few expected: he urged a slowdown.“If you hand your portfolio to a machine,” he said, “make sure i

In a world racing toward automation, Joseph Plazo offered something rare: pause. Before rows of scholars flown in from across Asia—NUS, Kyoto, HKUST, AIM— Joseph Plazo spoke not to impress, but to interrupt.---### The Opening Line That Changed the Atmosphere He didn’t offer promises. He offered paradox.“AI can beat the market. But only