The parents of Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who died by suspected suicide, are demanding a thorough investigation into his death. They dispute the official ruling, citing inconsistencies and hiring an independent autopsy. Balaji had recently accused OpenAI of copyright infringement by using internet data to train its ChatGPT chatbot.
Parents of Suchir Balaji, Poornima Ramarao, left, and Balaji Ramamurthy, right, hold a photograph of their son from 2022, in their home in Alameda County, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Suchir Balaji, 26, is a former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company who was found dead in his apartment this past Nov.. (Nhat V.
Meyer/Bay Area News Group)In an interview this week, Suchir Balaji’s mother and father expressed confusion and shock over his sudden passing, expressing doubt their son could have died by suicide, as determined by the county medical examiner. The family hired an expert to perform an independent autopsy but has yet to release the report’s findings. “We’re demanding a thorough investigation — that’s our call,” said Balaji’s mother, Poornima Ramarao. San Francisco police found Balaji dead in his Lower Haight apartment on Nov. 26, less than a week after his 26th birthday. The San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office later told this news agency his death was ruled a suicide, though a final autopsy report has yet to be released while the office completes toxicology tests. Earlier this month, San Francisco police officials said there is “currently, no evidence of foul play.”He garnered a national spotlight in late October when he accused his former employer, OpenAI, of breaking federal copyright law by siphoning data from across the internet to train its blockbuster chatbot, ChatGPT. His concerns backed up allegations aired in recent years by authors, screenwriters and computer programmers who say OpenAI stole their content without permission, in violation of U.S. “fair use” laws governing how people can use previously published work. Media companies have been among those to sue the company, including The Mercury News and seven of its affiliated newspapers, and, separately, The New York Time
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