#BitcoinSPACDeal As a scientist at heart, Wilson enjoys following the scientific method in testing and developing risk models. Although all research should have practical applications in the workplace, he values the freedom afforded to him to keep up with the latest developments in artificial intelligence and to build innovative, flexible, and contemporary systems and tools.
Understanding the AI Risk Team at Binance
Simply put, the role of the risk team at Binance is to detect any threats that may impact our user base of over 220 million users. The team focuses on user experience and their journey within the platform, tracking suspicious behaviors that may indicate fraud, account hacks, or the submission of forged KYC documents, among other things.
This risk team should not be confused with the compliance team (which focuses on sanctions and money laundering) or the cybersecurity team (which monitors internal and external threats), although the roles of the teams sometimes overlap.
> "We are building systems to manage risks before threats turn into actual incidents," Wilson explains. "And we have a dedicated AI team, meaning we use AI technology in designing systems.