Suchir Balaji’s family demand outside investigation into OpenAI whistleblower’s death - Police in San Francisco previously ruled Balaji’s death a suicide and stated there was no evidence of foul play

Washington: ChatGPT developer OpenAI broke silence on the death case of whistleblower Suchir Balaji. In its first reaction, expressing grief, the tech giant said, "Suchir was a valued member of our team and we are still heartbroken by his passing.

OpenAI, the company behind the blockbuster generative AI tool ChatGPT, released a statement on Friday (January 17) about the death of Suchir Balaji a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of violating copyright law before being found dead.

OpenAI has expressed condolences and pledged cooperation with authorities following the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who accused the company of copyright infringement. Balaji's death, considered a suspected suicide,

Elon Musk responded to allegations from the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who claimed her son was killed to prevent the exposure of incriminating documents against the AI company. US Congressman Ro Khanna also called for a transparent investigation into the matter.

Suchir Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November, shortly after he had turned a whistleblower against AI-giant.

Balaji's mother Poornima Rao reaffirmed her conviction that her son’s death was not a suicide in an interview with businessman Mario Nawfal. She also said that her kid was much disturbed by OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit business model.