Family of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji demand FBI investigate death

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/28/openai-whistleblower-suchir-balaji

Family of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji demand FBI investigate death

Parents believe San Francisco police lack ability to conduct thorough investigation into multifaceted case

Ahamad Fuwad
Sat 28 Dec 2024 15.10 EST

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They have demanded an FBI investigation into his death. The demand, Ramarao said, stems from their belief that the San Francisco police department lacks the ability to conduct a thorough investigation into a case that includes issues such as cybersecurity and whistleblower protection.

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Ramarao said it took the medical examiner 40 seconds from the time they arrived at the scene to declare it a suicide.

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Balaji quit OpenAI in August this year, the same day as Schulman, and publicly spoke of copyright violations by generative AI developers including OpenAI.

In an interview with the New York Times in October, Balaji said OpenAI had violated copyright law and products like ChatGPT were damaging the internet.

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Ganesh Balamitran, a Fremont resident, said Balaji fought for every creative person.

“You cannot replace human creators with computers, and he was pointing that out with his work, and I think he was starting to fight that battle for every creative artist out there,” Balamitran said.

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