Inside a hushed auditorium in Manila, Joseph Plazo stepped to the podium—not to celebrate the rise of AI, but to interrogate it.He isn’t warning against something he doesn’t understand. 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

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:“Are we still in charge, or are we just obeying the logic we built?�