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Indian-Origin OpenAI Whistleblower Suchir Balaji Found Dead In US - Strategic News Global

Balaji was found dead in his Buchanan Street apartment on Nov 26, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department told TechCrunch.

Suchir Balaji, the Indian-origin OpenAI whistleblower and a former employee, was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco in the United States.

The news of the 26-year-old’s death drew a monosyllabic reaction from Elon Musk who is engaged in a legal battle with the company.

Balaji previously made headlines after he accused Open AI of violating US copyright law.

According to media reports, the Indian-origin techie died by suicide.

The city’s Chief Medical Examiner was quoted as saying in a statement by TechCrunch: “The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has identified the decedent as Suchir Balaji, 26, of San Francisco.

The manner of death has been determined to be suicide.”

Balaji was found dead in his Buchanan Street apartment on November 26, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department told TechCrunch.

Officers and medics were called to his residence in the city’s Lower Haight district to perform a wellness check on the former OpenAI researcher.

No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation, police told the tech website.

Suchir Balaji’s LinkedIn page shows he worked with OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024.

OpenAI, the tech firm which developed ChatGPT, said it was ‘devastated’ to know about the death of the techie.

“We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our...



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