"The newly released documents from the Justice Department shine additional light on how the convicted child sex criminal exhibited a fascination with transhumanism, a controversial movement in science and philosophy with a eugenicist mission: using cutting edge technology, including genetic engineering and AI, to advance the biology of the human race. They also reinforce how serious Epstein was about pursuing these ideas."
"In 2006, he organized a conference on St Thomas in the British Virgin Islands - not far from his notorious "Epstein Island" - attended by luminaries including physicists Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne. Even though the subject was supposed to be about the theory of gravity, the New York Times reported that one attendee recalled that all Epstein wanted to talk about was improving the human genome, and how the passing of certain traits might result in superior humans."
Jeffrey Epstein developed an obsession with genetics and sought to "improve" human DNA through transhumanist and eugenicist ideas. He corresponded with and funded prominent scientists, hosted expensive conferences, and cultivated relationships to advance genetic engineering and AI applications. Epstein organized a 2006 conference attended by leading physicists but reportedly focused on improving the human genome instead of the stated scientific topic. He expressed racist beliefs about Black intelligence and proposed genetically modifying Black people to be "smarter." Epstein donated substantial sums to researchers and argued genetic explanations for observed test-score gaps among African Americans.
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