Much has been made about the upsides of artificial intelligence (AI), which is designed to enhance efficiency, eliminate human error and improve decision-making. However, many are concerned, rightly or wrongly, about losing their jobs to AI, which has also been linked to rising electricity bills. Some research, meanwhile, has suggested the technology is making workers less creative and slower.

A dark turn for AI

The debate around AI has taken an even darker turn in recent times, with one American family claiming ChatGPT played a decisive role in convincing their son to commit suicide.

Now, Elon Musk has made a sensational claim about OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, whose death the San Francisco Police Department ruled a suicide last year. Musk suggested Balaji was actually murdered.

The case of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji

Balaji, a software engineer, died several weeks after accusing his former employer OpenAI of violating United States copyright law in an interview with The New York Times.

A little over a month after the interview was published, police found Balaji dead in his apartment from a single gunshot wound to the head. Investigators concluded the 26-year-old had taken his own life using a gun registered to him.

Musk challenges official ruling

Musk, however, isn’t convinced. In the early hours of Thursday, the Tesla chief commented on Tucker Carlson’s interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, simply posting, “He was murdered,” in reference to Balaji’s...

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