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Ben Goertzel Courts Jeffrey Epstein Funding
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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.
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