Suchir Balaji, whistleblower who criticised OpenAI’s practices, dies in US

The untimely death of 26-year-old Suchir Balaji, an Indian American AI researcher, has sent shockwaves through the tech community, intensifying discussions about the ethical and structural challenges surrounding AI development. Balaji’s Concerns About AI and Copyright In an October interview with The New York Times, Balaji expressed concerns about OpenAI’s alleged violations of copyright law. When I tried to understand the issue better, I eventually came to the conclusion that fair use seems like a pretty implausible defense for a lot of generative AI products, for the basic reason that they can create substitutes that compete with the data they’re trained on.” He also shared a blog post detailing his skepticism about fair use as a defense for generative AI products. Elon Musk Reacts to Balaji’s Death Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, expressed his condolences on X, stating, “Suchir Balaji’s contributions to AI were immense.