Sejal Sharma is IE’s AI columnist, offering deep dives into the world of artificial intelligence and its transformative impact across industries. Her bi-monthly AI Logs column explores the latest trends, breakthroughs, and ethical dilemmas in AI, delivering expert analysis and fresh insights. To stay informed, subscribe to our AI Logs newsletter for exclusive content.
W. Mark Felt (Deep Throat), Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning. To some, they’re traitors who turned against their countries; to others, they’re heroes who risked everything to expose the truth. They all paid a heavy price for their actions, not in dollars, but in exile and infamy.
Now, an alleged whistleblower from OpenAI, 26-year-old Suchir Balaji, has reportedly paid an even steeper price—his life. According to a police ruling, Balaji died by suicide in his San Francisco apartment on November 26, 2024. While details remain unverified, the allegations and timing have fueled speculation about the pressures he faced.
Balaji was a researcher at OpenAI. He quit the job in August 2024, and shortly after, in October 2024, he gave an interview to The New York Times claiming that his former employer unlawfully collected vast amounts of data from the internet to train its generative AI models—a practice he argued amounted to copyright infringement.
OpenAI has long faced accusations of training its models on copyrighted material without consent. The AI company faces a rather big stack of legal challenges—13...
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