Suchir Balaji, an OpenAI whistleblower, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment, initially ruled a suicide. His family alleges foul play, citing evidence of a struggle and a ransacked apartment, and demands an FBI probe. Balaji had raised concerns about OpenAI’s AI practices, accusing the company of copyright violations.
The tragic death of Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee and whistleblower, has sparked controversy, with his mother, Poornima Ramarao, calling for an FBI investigation. Balaji, 26, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26, 2023, in what authorities initially ruled as a suicide. However, new evidence presented by a private investigator hired by his family has raised questions about the cause of his death.
Ms. Ramarao revealed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that a private autopsy conducted by the family did not confirm the police’s conclusion of suicide. She further alleged that Balaji’s Buchanan Street apartment appeared “ransacked” and bore signs of a struggle, with blood spots discovered in the bathroom. “There was a sign of struggle… It looks like someone hit him in the bathroom,” she claimed.
Calling the incident a “cold-blooded murder,” Ms. Ramarao accused local authorities of dismissing the evidence and demanded an FBI investigation. She tagged high-profile figures, including Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, in her post, seeking their support. Musk responded, stating, “This doesn’t seem like a suicide.”
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