What Do The Epstein Files Say About Cami Clark?
After their initial introduction through Brockman, Clark Epstein the script and treatment for her company’s first films a few days later in March 2011, noting she thought Epstein “and the ladies” might enjoy them and saying the content was “a little nsfw.” Clark’s March 2012 with Epstein is the lengthiest conversation between them that appears in the Epstein files, with Epstein initially asking, “i’m sorry, who is this,” after Clark reached out and asked to put Epstein in touch with another female entrepreneur launching a lingerie line. When Clark reminded him that she has the “free luxury porn company” and asked if that “ring[s] a bell,” Epstein responded, “yes, a loud gong.” (“I was going to say, you would be the first person ever that didn’t remember us :),” Clark responded.) Clark asked Epstein to get together in New York but the financier said he was in the Caribbean, though he said he was “willing to look at whatever you think viable.” Epstein then asked what happened to Clark’s business plans with the porn company and she said they were moving “full speed ahead,” pitching Epstein on investing in her company’s foray into video. “Can’t do TV sex,” Epstein responded, to which Clark said, “I didn’t think so :).” She also raised her social dieting app and website to Epstein, pitching it as a business that takes data from health monitoring devices and uses it to create infographics about users’ health, which they can then choose to share with friends. It’s unclear if Epstein ever responded to her pitch. Other emails in the Epstein files show Clark keeping the financier on her email list— him to a housewarming party in July 2012—and that Epstein with her on LinkedIn a year later in 2013. There’s no indication through the files that the two met again in person.
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Forbes Valuation
Forbes values Amodei’s net worth at $15.5 billion as of Friday afternoon. That makes him richer than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ($3.4 billion), who does not hold equity in his AI company, but still ranks far below Grok leader Elon Musk ($863.2 billion).
What We Don’t Know
Very much about Clark, beyond what’s reported in the Journal’s piece. There’s little information about her online, with the Journal noting even Anthropic’s AI model Claude can’t answer if Amodei is married. There have also been deliberate “efforts” made to remove public references to her, the Journal reports citing an unnamed source.
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News Peg
The reporting on Clark comes as Anthropic prepares to go public as soon as this fall, with an IPO that could reportedly be valued at $2 trillion or more. The Journal separately reported this week that Anthropic is trying to woo potential investors ahead of the planned IPO, making this a crucial moment for Amodei’s leadership—and potentially Clark’s counsel. It also comes as the Epstein files and Epstein’s relationships continue to attract widespread attention, following the DOJ releasing thousands of files publicly earlier this year. Those with links to the late financier have faced widespread scrutiny, with some even being called to testify to Congress, though many of the high-profile figures Epstein was known to associate with have never been accused of any wrongdoing.
Further Reading
Even Claude Is in the Dark About Dario Amodei’s Wife—and Her Influence at Anthropic (Wall Street Journal)
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Anthropic Confidentially Files For Its Highly Anticipated IPO (Forbes)