OpenAI Whistleblower Suchir Balaji Found Dead in San Francisco

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher and whistleblower, was found dead in his San Francisco home, with his death ruled a suicide. Balaji had accused OpenAI of copyright violations in developing ChatGPT, claiming the company's use of internet data did not meet 'fair use' criteria. His insights were considered crucial in ongoing legal proceedings against OpenAI and Microsoft. Balaji had left OpenAI, expressing concerns about the societal harm of AI technologies. OpenAI expressed condolences over his death.