OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's mother alleges 'murder', demands FBI investigation into his death

Elon Musk responded to the post of Suchir Balaji’s mother, saying “This doesn’t seem like a suicide.”

The mother of Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher who was found dead after accusing the company of violating copyright laws, alleged that her son was 'murdered' and demanded an FBI investigation into the matter.Poornima Rao, the mother of Suchir Balaji, claimed that her son's death was a "cold-blooded murder declared by authorities as suicide."

She also mentioned that a private autopsy report differed from the initial police report.

Additionally, she stated that her son's apartment had been "ransacked," and there were signs of a struggle in the bathroom that suggested he had been hit.

"We hired private investigator and did second autopsy to throw light on cause of death. Private autopsy doesn't confirm the cause of death stated by police. Suchir's apartment was ransacked, sign of struggle in the bathroom and looks like some one hit him in bathroom based on blood spots. It's a cold blooded mu*d*r declared by authorities as suicide. Lobbying in San Francisco city doesn't stop us from getting justices. We demand FBi investigation." Poornima Rao wrote on X.

Elon Musk responded to the post of Suchir Balaji's mother, saying "This doesn't seem like a suicide."

Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco, months after accusing OpenAI of violating laws while developing ChatGPT, Fox News reported. His death was ruled a suicide after the San Francisco Police Department found no evidence of 'foul play'.

On October 24, before his death, Suchir Balaji expressed his skepticism about the "fair use" of generative artificial intelligence products.