The family of Suchir Balaji say he was killed and didn't eliminate himself. Now they've taken legal action against San Francisco and its cops department.
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The moms and dads of deceased OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, declaring that the real reason for his death was not suicide, but murder.
The claim, filed in January, declares that the SFPD covered up the criminal offense, ruling it a suicide without conducting a comprehensive investigation.
Balaji, who had actually worked as a researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last November. Attorneys state Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested even more investigation into his death but were informed the case was currently closed.
"The claim demands that the city, authorities department, and medical inspector release public files kept under the Public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, lawyer for championsleage.review the petitioners, told Decrypt. He said that if the documents weren't provided within 10 days, and "no valid exceptions apply, a claim can force their release. We will seek a court order to obtain them."
The claim claims that SFPD violated the California Public Records Act by unlawfully keeping public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy likewise argued that the investigation into their child's death was hurried and inadequate, with authorities ignoring crucial forensic findings and failing to resolve their ask for additional inquiry.
The claim requires the instant disclosure of all reports, photos, and videos, together with protection of legal expenses.
Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not analyze and enforce the law properly, we will look for option with the Court of Appeal. We hope it doesn't pertain to that."
Balaji worked for OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024. In an interview with The New York Times in October, he said that before the general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually assisted OpenAI collect and use "massive amounts" of information taken from the internet without permission.
According to the claim, in December, worked with forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to carry out a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen determined that there was a single gunshot injury in the mid-forehead, slightly to the right of the bridge of his nose.
Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was unusual for a suicide, as it took a trip downward at a minor left-to-right angle, completely missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the suit. Dr. Cohen identified a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised even more questions about the situations of his death.
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The claim called out the situations of Bilaji's death. His body was found a week after The New York Times pointed out the whistleblower in a court filing associated to its claim against OpenAI.
Despite Balaji's discoveries, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back on the New York Times' claims. Speaking at the paper's yearly DealBook Summit, Altman dismissed the claims.
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Parents Of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Sue San Francisco, Alleging Murder Cover-Up
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