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{{Quotebox-float|“Epstein appeared to serve as an intermediary between the lab and other wealthy donors, soliciting millions of dollars in donations from individuals and organizations, including the technologist Bill Gates and the investor Leon Black.  According to the records obtained by ''The New Yorker'' and accounts from current and former faculty and staff of the media lab, Epstein was credited with securing at least $7.5 million in donations for the lab, including two million dollars from Gates and $5.5 million from Black, gifts the e-mails describe as “directed” by Epstein or made at his behest.”<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-an-elite-university-research-center-concealed-its-relationship-with-jeffrey-epstein</ref>}}

{{Quotebox-float|“Epstein appeared to serve as an intermediary between the lab and other wealthy donors, soliciting millions of dollars in donations from individuals and organizations, including the technologist Bill Gates and the investor Leon Black.  According to the records obtained by ''The New Yorker'' and accounts from current and former faculty and staff of the media lab, Epstein was credited with securing at least $7.5 million in donations for the lab, including two million dollars from Gates and $5.5 million from Black, gifts the e-mails describe as “directed” by Epstein or made at his behest.”<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-an-elite-university-research-center-concealed-its-relationship-with-jeffrey-epstein</ref>}}

The work all took place after Epstein was known to be a child sex offender following his conviction for soliciting a minor.  MIT then tried to cover-up the connection.

The work all took place after Epstein was known to be a child sex offender following his conviction for soliciting a minor.  MIT then tried to cover-up the connection.

[[File:Epstein Gates.PNG|left|250px|thumb|Epstein and Gates.]]

[[File:Epstein Gates.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Epstein and Gates.]]

“This is a $2M gift from Bill Gates directed by Jeffrey Epstein,” wrote MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito in an  email.  ''The New Yorker'' does not detail where the money went, although both Gates and Epstein were previously involved in projects related to transhumanism and population control.  Epstein also donated to Humanity+, a transhumanist group that promotes the development of [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) and “aims to expand human capabilities that further human physiological functions and extend the maximum life span.”

“This is a $2M gift from Bill Gates directed by Jeffrey Epstein,” wrote MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito in an  email.  ''The New Yorker'' does not detail where the money went, although both Gates and Epstein were previously involved in projects related to transhumanism and population control.  Epstein also donated to Humanity+, a transhumanist group that promotes the development of [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) and “aims to expand human capabilities that further human physiological functions and extend the maximum life span.”