Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, may owe some of his company’s rapid success to his wife, Cami Clark. Surprisingly, Clark ventured into entrepreneurship herself, even attempting to secure funding for a luxury porn startup from the notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein, as recently reported.
Before her life intertwined with the AI sector, Clark and a friend co-founded a company called Eddice, which aimed to create a more sophisticated kind of adult entertainment, described as “intellectually disturbed.” The Wall Street Journal noted this project.
Eddice had a website that showcased films with provocative titles like “Lady Porn Day” and “Orgasm, Inc.”
In 2011, after introducing Epstein, Clark followed up with a friendly message: “Hello, Jeffrey! I’d love to have dinner with you tonight.” She also included her phone number.
She later wrote, “We thought you guys and girls would like the writing and treatment of our first four films, American Girl in Paris. It’s a little nsfw, or Not Safe For Work.”
A year later, Clark reached out again, seeking investment for her venture. Epstein reported having just made hires from major media companies, including Oprah Winfrey’s.
When Epstein didn’t initially recall her, she teasingly reminded him, “There’s a free high-end porn company. Does that ring a bell?”
Epstein’s response was, “Yes, the gong rang,” to which she joked, “Hahaha, I was going to say, you’re the first person who doesn’t remember us.”
Though Epstein was a registered sex offender at the time, he declined her proposal, stating, “I can’t appear on a sex show.”
Clark had been corresponding with Epstein for over two years, even inviting him to a housewarming event for her and a business partner in Manhattan.
In 2013, Epstein received a LinkedIn message prompting him to congratulate Clark on her role as CEO of Women Algorithm Technologies. This company seemingly had an online presence that blended suggestive imagery with tech-related content.
The article highlighted that while Dario Amodei stays somewhat under the radar, he and Clark share a vibrant connection to the tech and business elite. Interestingly, searching for “Dario Amodei’s wife” often brings up images of his sister, Daniela Amodei, who also supports Anthropic. Consequently, AI chatbot Claude often notes that Dario’s marital status isn’t definitively clear.
Before meeting Amodei, Clark was involved with Google co-founder Eric Schmidt for about three years. Their relationship wasn’t widely covered, but it seemed amicable; after starting to date Amodei, Clark connected Schmidt with someone new.
In 2018, Schmidt visited the couple’s San Francisco home and, later, became an early investor in Anthropic as it gained momentum in 2021.
Although Clark no longer officially works with Anthropic, her influence remains as the company looks toward a significant public offering this fall that could surpass $2 trillion.
She serves as Amodei’s strategic advisor and often engages with investors during key events, including Davos and the Allen & Company conference in Sun Valley, where she fosters connections that benefit her husband.
Originally from Reno, Nevada, Clark, born in 1979, did not finish college and married a man 44 years her senior at just 20 years old. This marriage lasted only three years before they divorced.
The link to Epstein reportedly stemmed from John Brockman, a literary agent known for mingling with intellectuals and tech figures.
Clark has also been instrumental in networking, introducing a friend to OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, resulting in that friend eventually taking on a significant role at Anthropic’s rival.
Efforts to get a comment from Anthropic were made.
