“JOSEPH PLAZO ON THE DANGERS OF ALGORITHMIC OBEDIENCE: WHO CONTROLS THE MACHINE?”

At a regional summit of young minds trained in data and dollars, Joseph Plazo—founder of the algorithmic trading firm Plazo Sullivan Roche—offered an unusual message: slow down.From Manila, where financial optimism runs high — He didn’t celebrate victory margins or machine performance.“The machine may be faster. But are we still the ones