Is AI a magic bullet - or just another tool in the compliance toolkit?
What really happens when you let algorithms near your risk decisions?
In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Christian Focacci, founder and CEO of Threat.Digital, returns for a thoughtful and highly practical conversation about the state of artificial intelligence in compliance and third-party risk management. Christian’s platform is at the forefront of using large language models and real-time data to transform how companies identify and manage risk - without losing sight of the human judgment that still needs to guide every decision. He and Michael explore what's changed in the AI landscape over the past year, what’s misunderstood about the technology, and how compliance teams can strike the right balance between innovation and accountability.
You’ll hear them discuss:
- Why Christian believes you shouldn’t use AI unless it’s truly the right tool for the job, and how this philosophy shapes how Threat.Digital builds and deploys its systems
- What large language models actually are, how they function under the hood, and why most people fundamentally misunderstand how they learn and process information
- The growing demand for corporate AI governance, how some risk committees are creating unnecessary delays, and why many internal processes are still focused on the wrong questions
- How Threat.Digital uses AI to reduce noise in due diligence, replacing bloated, unfiltered search results with clear, high-quality summaries supported by verifiable sources
- Why the real power of AI isn’t about replacing humans, but about expanding what can be reviewed - moving from 10 data points to 10,000, while helping compliance professionals focus only on what matters
- The future of due diligence: chaining AI tasks to build multi-layered investigations that trace ownership, pull third-party records, and surface hidden risks in real time
- How AI is revolutionizing name screening and sanctions checks by eliminating irrelevant fuzzy matches, freeing teams from chasing meaningless alerts and allowing them to act on true risks with confidence
Resources
Christian Focacci on the Threat.Digital | LinkedIn | Email: chris@threat.digital
Michael Volkov on LinkedIn | Twitter
The Volkov Law Group
