OpenAI Whistleblower Who Raised Concerns Over Copyright Breaches Found Dead In His San Francisco Flat

A 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher, who flagged concerns about the company's operations and practices, was found dead in his flat in San Francisco recently. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation.” The director of the office of city's chief medical examiner said, “The manner of death has been determined to be suicide.” Suchir Balaji Vs OpenAI The death of Suchir Balaji, who resigned from OpenAI in August after accusing the company of copyright violations, has triggered widespread shock and discussion online. Balaji said, "If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company.” Balaji in his last post on X wrote, “I recently participated in a NYT story about fair use and generative AI, and why I’m sceptical ‘fair use’ would be a plausible defence for a lot of generative AI products". I also wrote a blog post about the nitty-gritty details of fair use and why I… — Suchir Balaji October 23, 2024 He further added, "I initially didn't know much about copyright, fair use, etc.