Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI who openly questioned the legality of its data-gathering practices, died by suicide, authorities said.
A former researcher at OpenAI was found dead inside of his California apartment last month, authorities said. Suchir Balaji, 26, had in recent months become a whistleblower against OpenAI, speaking publicly about the company's practices and questioning whether or not they were legal.Balaji died by suicide, the San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office told CBS News in a statement. There was no evidence of foul play. His body was discovered Nov.
He alleged in an October interview with The New York Times that OpenAI, an artificial intelligence organization co-founded by Tesla magnate Elon Musk, had violated United States copyright law as it developed ChatGPT, which Balaji himself helped build during his time with the company. Balaji subsequently told the Associated Press that he would 'try to testify' in the strongest copyright infringement cases against his former employer.
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