Ben Goertzel Courts Jeffrey Epstein Funding

In newly released Department of Justice documents, emails show computer scientist Ben Goertzel solicited and accepted funding from Jeffrey Epstein from 2001 through at least 2018, including a reported $100,000 grant and agreements for at least another $100,000 between 2008 and 2018. The files show Goertzel was aware of Epstein's 2008 guilty plea and continued correspondence; he told Business Insider he "made a mistake" and regretted insufficient due diligence.