Parents Of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Sue San Francisco Alleging Murder Cover-Up
The household of Suchir Balaji say he was murdered and didn't kill himself. Now they have actually taken legal action against San Francisco and its authorities 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, however murder.
The claim, filed in January, alleges that the SFPD covered the crime, wiki.rolandradio.net ruling it a suicide without performing an extensive examination.
Balaji, who had actually worked as a researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment or condo last November. Attorneys state Balaji's parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, asked for even more investigation into his death however were informed the case was currently closed.
"The claim requires that the city, cops department, and medical examiner release public files withheld under the Public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, attorney for the petitioners, informed Decrypt. He said that if the documents weren't offered within 10 days, and "no valid exceptions apply, a claim can oblige their release. We will seek a court order to obtain them."
The claim claims that SFPD breached the California Public Records Act by unlawfully keeping public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy likewise argued that the examination into their kid's death was hurried and inadequate, with authorities overlooking crucial forensic findings and failing to resolve their ask for further query.
The claim requires the instant disclosure of all reports, photos, and videos, along with coverage of legal expenses.
Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not interpret and impose the law correctly, we will seek recourse with the Court of Appeal. We hope it does not 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 public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually helped OpenAI collect and use "huge amounts" of data taken from the internet without approval.
According to the claim, in December, Balaji's household hired forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a personal autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen identified that there was a single gunshot wound in the mid-forehead, slightly to the right of the bridge of his nose.
Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was uncommon for a suicide, as it traveled downward at a small left-to-right angle, completely missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the match. Dr. a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised further concerns about the situations of his death.
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to a demand for remark by Decrypt.
The claim called out the scenarios of Bilaji's death. His body was discovered a week after The New York Times pointed out the whistleblower in a court filing related to its claim against OpenAI.
Despite Balaji's revelations, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pressed back on the New york city Times' claims. Speaking at the paper's annual DealBook Summit, Altman dismissed the claims.