HE BUILT A 99% TRADING AI—THEN LET THE WORLD HAVE IT

By Feature Report by the Forbes Innovation TeamThe man who outplayed the market didn’t lock away his creation. He set it free.Hong Kong, 2025 — In a sunlit University of Hong Kong classroom, Joseph Plazo walked the stage like a code-wielding prophet.The room froze as one command line appeared—quietly holding the blueprint of financial warfare

By Guest Columnist, Forbes Tech DeskImagine having a cheat code for financial markets. Joseph Plazo didn’t just imagine it—he built it. Then gave it away.In a lecture hall humming with anticipation, Joseph Plazo stood before a crowd ready to rewrite how markets are understood.PhDs and programmers sat frozen, eyes locked on the projector as a pi