The sudden death of Suchir Balaji, a prominent critic of OpenAI, shocked the tech world amid heated discussions on AI and copyright laws. Balaji had exposed deep ethical and legal challenges just months before his death.

He specifically criticized how companies like OpenAI gather vast amounts of data from the internet to train their AI models, questioning the legality and ethicality of these practices under current copyright laws.

Who was Suchir Balaji?

Suchir Balaji was among the key architects behind one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, ChatGPT. The tragic death of the 26-year-old, a former team member of OpenAI and outspoken critic of the company’s practices, has shocked the tech world.

Balaji, who had been vocal about his concerns over the ethical use of data by AI companies, died by suicide in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. The authorities have confirmed the manner of death, and there is currently no evidence of foul play.

Balaji, a former OpenAI employee who worked with the company for over four years, left the company citing concerns about how the AI giant allegedly used copyrighted data without proper consent. In an interview with The New York Times in October, he spoke about this.

He left OpenAI in August as a result of these worries. Even after resigning, Balaji continued to remain vocal about the issue. Notably, just a day before he died, a court filing reportedly named Balaji in a copyright lawsuit brought against the...

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