US AI giant OpenAI on Friday (Jan 17) reacted to the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji amid claims by his mother that the Indian-American techie may have been murdered. The 26-year-old was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November, and local investigators closed the case saying it was an act of suicide.
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Suchir’s mother, Poornima Rao, recently appeared for an interview with American commentator Tucker Carlson, where she blamed the ChatGPT maker for her son’s death and demanded a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Reacting to Poornima’s comments, OpenAI said it was willing to cooperate with San Francisco Police Department if needed.
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"Suchir was a valued member of our team and we are still heartbroken by his passing. We continue to feel his loss deeply. We have reached out to the San Francisco Police Department and have offered our assistance if it's needed. Law enforcement are the right authorities in this situation, and we trust them to continue sharing updates as needed," OpenAI said in a statement.
The statement said the company won’t comment on the issue further "out of respect".
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While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI. Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August last year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant.
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