Cami Clark, the wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has attracted renewed attention over her past connections with powerful figures, including convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A Wall Street Journal report said Clark contacted Epstein while seeking investment for businesses she was involved in, including a company aimed at producing pornography for women.
Clark is not an employee of Anthropic, but people familiar with the company told the Journal that she has played an influential role around Amodei. She has accompanied him to major events and conferences and is described by people close to the company as a sounding board and strategic adviser.
Clark’s links to Epstein
According to the report, Clark and business partner Michelle Capocefalo met literary agent John Brockman at a 2011 technology and media conference in Munich. Brockman later introduced the two women to Epstein, who was already a registered sex offender at the time.
Clark subsequently contacted Epstein about investing in Eddice, a company she had co-founded with Capocefalo. The venture described itself as a “revolutionary porn company” focused on producing adult content for women.
In an email to Epstein, Clark wrote about the company’s plans and later asked whether he was still interested in investing. When Epstein responded that he “Can’t do sex TV,” Clark shifted the conversation towards another business idea.
The report said Clark later pitched Epstein a “social dieting app + website geared toward women”. Their communication continued for about two years, according to documents released by the US government.
At one point, Clark reminded Epstein about their earlier meeting, writing, “We have the free luxury porn company. Does that ring a bell?” Epstein replied: “Yes, a loud gong.”
From startups to Anthropic’s inner circle
Clark’s career has included several entrepreneurial ventures, including a women’s healthcare-related startup. She also developed connections with prominent technology figures.
The Journal reported that Clark had previously dated former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and later introduced Schmidt to Amodei. Schmidt subsequently became an early investor in Anthropic.
In 2021, Clark proposed creating a venture fund called the “Mother of AGI Fund”, which would have formalised her involvement with Anthropic and managed Schmidt’s investment while investing in the wider artificial general intelligence ecosystem. The proposal did not move forward after opposition from people associated with Anthropic, according to the report.
Amodei and Clark married in 2022. Despite her reported influence around the Anthropic chief, little information about Clark is publicly available.
The revelations come as Anthropic has emerged as one of the biggest players in the AI industry, with its Claude chatbot competing directly with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Amodei has also become a prominent voice on AI safety and has warned about the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems. Against this backdrop, Clark’s role around him and her earlier business and social connections have drawn greater scrutiny.
