At a summit of Asia’s top minds, the founder of Plazo Sullivan Roche dropped a truth bomb few fund managers dare to voice: what machines can't trade is your moral compass.MANILA — While markets chase milliseconds, Speed of data. Speed of decisions. Speed of return.Yet inside AIM’s intimate, wood-toned auditorium last Thursday, Joseph Plazo in
Speaking before Asia’s brightest business minds, the founder of Plazo Sullivan Roche dropped a truth bomb few fund managers dare to voice: in the age of automation, your principles are the only edge left.MANILA — In a time of hyper-acceleration, everything is being optimized for speed—data, trades, even thought.But within the polished halls o
In an era addicted to acceleration, one voice dared to ask: what gets lost when we stop thinking for ourselves? At the University of the Philippines, in a hall steeped in tradition and ambition, Joseph Plazo spoke not to impress, but to interrupt.---### A Beginning Like a Whispered Warning He didn’t come with hype or metrics. “AI can beat the
Speaking before Asia’s brightest business minds, the founder of investment firm Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital delivered a message few in finance want to hear: in the age of automation, your principles are the only edge left.MANILA — In a time of hyper-acceleration, everything is being optimized for speed—data, trades, even thought.But within t
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 addressed the room not as a prophet of AI, but as its conscience.---### His First Sentence Wasn’t Loud, But It Shook the Walls He didn’t come with hype or metrics. “AI c