Economist and author Sanjeev Sanyal on Thursday said that Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who was found dead in November last year at his apartment, was very likely threatening something beyond just the copyright, and perhaps more than what even he understood. "(It) needs a very thorough investigation," he said in a tweet.
Sanyal's post came after US journalist Tucker Carlson shared a podcast with Balaji's mother Poornima Ramarao, who claims that her son was murdered and wants a thorough probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Sharing the podcast on X, Tucker Carlson wrote: "Suchir Balaji worked as an engineer for Sam Altman building AI, until he decided that Altman was committing crimes. Balaji became a whistleblower, and soon after was found dead in his apartment."
During the conversation, Carlson said that it appeared that Suchir ran into trouble only when he began to question whether or not the data that was being fed to OpenAI was copyrighted.
Ramarao said that Suchir never raised the voice when he was within OpenAI because he had concerns that management would not approve. "And...
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