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Joscha Bach is a German cognitive scientist and AI researcher who received over $1 million in funding from Jeffrey Epstein between 2013 and 2019, after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from minors. Bach was funded through MIT's Media Lab (2014) and later Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (2016-2019). In November 2025, an email chain between Bach and Epstein was made public by the U.S. House Oversight Committee, revealing racist, sexist remarks, and sympathy for fascism and eugenics from Bach. Epstein files released in January 2026 show Bach sought Epstein's funding for tuition, accommodation, conference travel, and children's school fees. Bach has publicly stated he regrets accepting Epstein's funding and acknowledges ethical concerns, but no legal allegations or criminal accountability determinations have been made against him. The files document a financial relationship and Bach's controversial statements, but he has not been arrested, charged, convicted, or sentenced in connection with the Epstein case.

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Joscha Bach - Wikipedia

WIKIPEDIA

In November 2025, an email chain between Bach and Epstein from 2016 was made public by the U.S. House Oversight Committee, revealing racist and sexist remarks b…

'He was surrounded by smart people': academics in Epstein files

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

John Brockman, an agent and founder of the Edge Foundation, which explores scientific and intellectual ideas, appears to have introduced Epstein to many people …

"I had a feeling that Epstein had a dark heart" - Joscha Bach

JOSCHA BACH SUBSTACK·Feb 12, 2026

The cognitive scientist and AI researcher Joscha Bach was funded by Jeffrey Epstein for a research stay in the U.S. between 2013 and 2019. In 2008, Epstein was …

Report Concerning Jeffrey E. Epstein's Connections to Harvard University

HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL·May 1, 2020

Dick Gross, George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics, approached the development office about the possibility of soliciting Jeffrey Epstein for additiona…

What kind of researcher did sex offender Jeffrey Epstein like to fund?

SCIENCE MAGAZINE (AAAS)·Aug 14, 2019

As you might know, I was very close to Marvin Minsky for quite a long time [and] I funded some of Marvin's projects. Epstein said about one of the founders of a…

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