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‘Unusual activity on his devices…’ —
OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji was
planning legal action before death: Family
Suchir Balaji's family questions the circumstances surrounding his death, alleging
foul play and unusual activity on his devices. They claim that he was about to
expose OpenAI, and was preparing legal action.
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Published 31 Dec 2024, 05:44 PM IST

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Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died
in November 2024. (AP)
Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old Indian-origin former employee of the artificial
intelligence giant OpenAI, who allegedly died by suicide in San Francisco,
was planning legal action before death, revealed his family.
The family has also claimed that unusual activity was noted on his devices
after his death, and said that someone so bold and self-assured wouldn’t
take such a step.
On November 26, which is Thanksgiving Day, Suchir Balaji was found dead
inside his Buchanan Street apartment in San Francisco. Advertisement
Months before his death, he had accused OpenAI of violating US copyright
law while developing ChatGPT.
Also Read | Elon Musk backs Suchir Balaji’s mother who alleges ‘cold-blooded
murder’
However, police officials said there was no evidence of foul play.
Meanwhile, Poornima Ramarao, the mother of Suchir, has claimed that he
had compiled evidence to support his claims and had arranged interviews
with major media outlets. Market Snapshot

“He told me he was working on personal research,” reported The Times of Top Gainers Top Losers 52 Week High
India, quoting Poornima.
“He was ready to go public in a big way,” his mother added.
While stating that he wouldn’t take his own life, the family said that Suchir
reportedly had a document outlining his accusations and legal strategy.
The family has also expressed doubts about the circumstances of his death,
claiming unusual activity on his devices after his death.
“We are investigating who accessed his desktop,” Poornima said.
Also Read | Indian-origin OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s final social media
post viral
Two days ago, in a post on X, Suchir Balaji's mother demanded an FBI Advertisement
investigation into her son's death.
“We hired private investigator and did second autopsy to throw light on
cause of death. Private autopsy doesn’t confirm 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 SF city
doesn’t stop us from getting justices,” she said in a post.
Responding to a post, Elon Musk supported Poornima Rao's claim of “cold-
blooded murder” saying, “This doesn’t seem like a suicide.”
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In an interview with the New York Times published on October 23, Balaji
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were used to train ChatGPT. Senores Pharmaceuticals
Balaji left OpenAI because he no longer wanted to contribute to technologies Servotech Power Systems
that he believed would bring society more harm than benefit, the report
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