Former OpenAI Researcher, Suchir Balaji, Found Dead in Mysterious Circumstances

San Francisco:Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. After conducting an autopsy and initial investigations, the police have ruled his death as suicide.

Balaji, aged 26, had worked at OpenAI for four years before becoming a whistleblower, accusing the company of copyright violations. He alleged that OpenAI had used copyrighted data without permission for its ChatGPT software. In response, OpenAI stated that it uses publicly available data from the internet to train its models.

Balaji’s allegations had stirred controversy, with some publishers, including those in the United States and Canada, as well as renowned authors and media outlets like *The New York Times*, filing lawsuits against OpenAI for allegedly using their articles without consent.

His death has raised further questions about the internal conflicts at OpenAI and the ethics of artificial intelligence development. While investigations into his death continue, his whistleblower claims remain a topic of significant discussion in the tech and legal communities.