""I think it is now time for you to drop the hippie look," Epstein wrote, warning Goertzel that his "disheveled 80s appearance" was an "unnecessary hindrance" to securing the capital that might one day help the two men achieve AGI - artificial general intelligence, a hypothetical level of computer intelligence that could surpass that of humans. Epstein compared the scientist's ponytail to "spinach in the teeth of a friend.""
"The exchange was among dozens between Epstein and Goertzel in files released by the Department of Justice, chronicling Epstein's fascination with the potential of AI. Goertzel, a researcher who helped popularize the term AGI and develop the humanoid robot Sophia, courted Epstein for money over several years, promising he could build the "Sputnik of AI," In an online résumé that has since been removed, Goertzel said Epstein gave him a $100,000 research grant in 2001."
In January 2013 Jeffrey Epstein emailed computer scientist Ben Goertzel criticizing his appearance and urging him to abandon a "hippie look" to improve fundraising prospects for AGI. Epstein had funded Goertzel's AI work, including a $100,000 grant in 2001 and at least another $100,000 agreed between 2008 and 2018, according to emails. Goertzel courted Epstein for years, promising he could build a "Sputnik of AI," and helped popularize the term AGI while developing the humanoid robot Sophia. The correspondence shows Goertzel's awareness of Epstein's 2008 guilty plea and continued exchanges despite Epstein's criminal history.
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