OpenAI whistleblower found dead in apartment
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An OpenAI whistleblower has been found dead in his San Francisco apartment, according to CNBC. Researcher Suchir Balaji, 26, spent four years working for the artificial intelligence company until earlier this year, when he publicly raised concerns that OpenAI had violated US copyright law.
"The manner of death has been determined to be suicide," David Serrano Sewell, executive director of San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, told CNBC on Friday. He said Mr Balaji's next of kin have been notified. Police officers were called to an apartment on Buchanan Street on the afternoon of 26 November to conduct a "wellbeing check".
They found a deceased adult male, and discovered "no evidence of foul play" in their initial investigation, the department said. The New York Times published a story about his concerns around OpenAI in October, where he told them: "If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company.".
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