Nieman Lab·2026-03-04
AI-powered search is fueling a wave of Epstein Files transparency projects
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) requires that the millions of documents collected by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about Jeffrey Epstein be shared with the public in a searchable and downloadable format. In practice, though, the searchability of the DOJ releases has been crude at best. Keywords may turn up individual links to PDFs, but users have reported major search malfunctions and
《爱泼斯坦档案透明法案》（EFTA）要求司法部（DOJ）公开其收集的关于杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的数百万份文件，并以可搜索和可下载的格式向公众分享。然而，在实践中，司法部公布文件的可搜索性充其量是粗糙的。关键词搜索可能只会显示单个PDF文件的链接，且用户报告称存在严重的搜索故障和问题。