- The body of former OpenAI researcher and company whistleblower Suchir Balaji was reportedly discovered in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26
- Balaji left his job at OpenAI in August after four years as an AI researcher
- "He was upbeat and happy," his mother Poornima Ramarao told Business Insider. "What can go wrong within a few hours that his life is lost?"
The mother of former OpenAI researcher and company whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who died by suicide, is speaking out about the final days of his life.
In an interview with Business Insider published on Thursday, Dec. 26, Poornima Ramarao spoke about her 26-year-old son, whose body was discovered in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26, according to CNBC.
"He was upbeat and happy," Ramarao said of Balaji. "What can go wrong within a few hours that his life is lost?"
Balaji had celebrated his 26th birthday on Nov. 21 with his friends while on vacation, the outlet reported. He later contacted Ramarao to let her know when his flight home was to take place, and he spoke on the phone with his father who wished him a happy birthday.
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When she didn’t hear from him after two days, Ramarao knocked on the door of Balaji’s apartment but didn’t receive an answer. She told Business Insider that she initially hesitated about filing a missing persons report but contacted San Francisco police the following...
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