
Former OpenAI Employee, Whistleblower Found Dead At 26
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Suchir Balaji went public with concerns about the ChatGPT's alleged copyright violations in October. Officials said he died by suicide.
A former employee of artificial intelligence company OpenAI who alleged the company’s programs violated copyright was found dead of an apparent suicide in his San Francisco apartment last month, officials shared Friday.
San Francisco’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 26-year-old Suchir Balaji, who spoke out against his company’s practices in an October article in The New York Times. He was found dead two days before Thanksgiving.
“The manner of death has been determined to be suicide,” the medical examiner’s office said. “The OCME has notified the next-of-kin and has no further comment or reports for publication at this time.”
The Mercury News was the first to report the death.
Following the news, an OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch: “We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time.”