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.

In an exclusive interview, Poornima Ramarao shared details of the young engineer's childhood, successes, and death.

OpenAI has issued a statement expressing its condolences following the death of Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at the organisation and a prominent critic of AI industry practices. Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment earlier this month.

Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI who openly questioned the legality of its data-gathering practices, died by suicide, authorities said.

The former OpenAI researcher was found dead in a San Francisco apartment in late November. He was worried about AI models hurting the internet.

The tragic death of Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI, has sparked a storm of conspiracy theories, with some alleging a sinister connection between his untimely death and his outspoken criticisms of the company.

OpenAI has extended its full support to the family of former researcher Suchir Balaji, who was found dead in his San Francisco apartment. Balaji had previously raised concerns about the company's use of copyrighted content for training AI models.

Before the whistleblower died, he accused OpenAI of violating US copyright law with its generative AI app, ChatGPT.