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From: Lesley Groff Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:51 PM To: Epstein Jeffrey Subject: Fwd: Next Meeting, and materials Attachments: GENI_White-Paper_2013-01-03.docx.pdf; Untitled attachment 00164.htm; HansonCV_ 2013-01-09.pdf; Untitled attachment 00167.htm Importance: High Begin forwarded message: From: "David Hanson" Subject: FW: Next Meeting, and =aterials Date: January 23, 2013 3:44:35 PM EST To: "'Lesley Groff" Hi =esley, This =mail to Jeffrey bounced, so I hope you can get it to him with the =ttached materials, which are important for our =iscussion. David Hi =effrey, Here are some materials related =o my vision for the pursuit of Genius Machines, including the attached =hite paper summary of the Genius Machines project (under the title of =he GENI-Lab), my CV, and the following summary statement of my =spirations for the lab: Testing human responses to such GENI robots can help scientifically =nvestigate human perception, and improve human-agent interactions. =aising AGI among people as characters may develop machine empathy. Yet, =his work could produce unintended consequences; therefore, we will =nvestigate potential hazards of human-AGI interactions, both =heoretically and experimentally. • To =his end, the GENI-Lab will push our GLUE.ai initiative, to bridge =xisting Al and related activitities, to enable rapid development of new =enerations of intelligent systems, both within the GENI-Lab, and by =roups around the world. The GENI-Lab will also seek fundamental =nderstanding of the • I am =niquely qualified to found and help lead the GENI-Lab, with expertise =nd accomplishments in robotics, art practice, A.I., technoculture, =ognitive science, material science, and business. My works in =xpressive androids with intelligent conversations, and my cognitive =cience research on the Uncanny Valley, are widely cited. My android =ortraits of Philip K Dick, Einstein, and Bina Rothblatt achieved =reakthroughs in mind uploading—using A.I. and large datasets to =reate functional portraits of existing personalities. The GENI-Lab will =xtend this work into bold new directions. • My =istory demonstrates successful transdisciplinary collaborations with =istinguished artists, scientists, and businesses, with examples =ncluding JPL-physicist Yoseph Bar-Cohen, artist David Byrne, =euroscience researchers Javier Movellan, Alice O'Toole and many =thers. I cofounded the 2006 European Indigo consortium of cognitive =obotics, EFTA_R1_02103797 EFTA02707011 winning over $6M Euro in EU funding, resulting in =round-breaking robots and open-source software. I founded and directed =umerous other teams, for robotics, material science, and Al. I =ring these experiences and relations to the GENI-Lab, as well as strong =ong Kong collaborations, including with Ben Goertzel, businessman T.S. =ong and his company Jetta, and many other local scientists and =ngineers. • In =eneral Hong Kong provides an ideal milieu for the GENT-Lab, =roven as a world-center in robotics and Al research, robotics =anufacturing, philanthropy, and investment, so provides a perfect =ulture for growing Genius Machines. From here, we will coordinate =ith research around the globe, to solve problems with an international =orce of leaders in research. •Co-founding the GENI-Lab with renowned A.I. researcher Ben Goertzel =nd roboticist Mark Tilden, provides the proper base for success, as =ach of us brings global connections for international collaborations, =nd world class expertise in domains related to the pursuit of Genius =achines. • The =ENI-Lab will work by series of spectacular sprints towards tangible =esults, striving for minimum of 4 such sprints per year. Each sprint =ill seek to demonstrate , while breakthrough science, and incrementally =dvancing . Using these methods with my brilliant colleagues, the =ENI-Lab will unleash great surges in progress towards the most =ransformative technology in the history of =arch. • Kind =egards, David Hanson, Ph.D., Founder/ Chief =cientist, Hanson Robotics Inc. Original Message From: Lesley Groff =mailto Sent: Sunday, January =0, To: David Hanson Subject: Re: Jeffrey =pstein Thanks for the info. I will =e back to you. > David Hanson, Ph.D., Founder/CTO, Hanson Robotics Inc > The information contained in this e-mail is confidential. Any =nauthorized > use or transmission is prohibited. =f you are not an intended addressee, > Subject: Jeffrey =pstein > Good morning David. I =nderstand Jeffrey would like you to come see him =his > week. What airport do you fly out =f? Also need the exact spelling of your > Sent from my iPhone 2 EFTA_R1_021 03798 EFTA02707012