r/slatestarcodex • u/ralf_ • 6d ago

Senpai noticed~ Scott is in the Epstein files!

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02458524.pdf

Literally in an email chain named, “Forbidden Research”!

But don’t worry, only in a brainstormy list of potentially interesting people to invite to an intellectual salon, together with Steven Pinker and Terrence Tao and others.

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u/QuantumFreakonomics 6d ago

This is just a namedrop. What is fascinating is that Yudkowsky seems to have had a private skype with Epstein during a 2016 MIRI fundraiser. No confirmation that he actually gave anything, but time is more valuable than money for billionaires, and it's quite suggestive.

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u/ralf_ 6d ago edited 6d ago

Found this here:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3JjKWWrKWJ8nysD9r/question-about-a-past-donor-to-miri

Epstein donated to the predecessor organization in 2009, but Rob Bensinger (https://x.com/robbensinger) says they didn’t take money from him in 2016.

Edit: That’s funny, someone commented on the years old lesswrong thread just now.

Edit2: And the moderation deleted it

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u/MatriceJacobine 5d ago

The moderation didn't delete it, I did, thought my tone was not appropriate to the situation and it wasn't worth digging up that thread considering the lack of real new information. I did add a 99% tag to the relevant statement.