Parents Of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Sue San Francisco Alleging Murder Cover-Up

The household of Suchir Balaji say he was murdered 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 departed OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, alleging that the real reason for his death was not suicide, however murder.


The claim, submitted in January, alleges that the SFPD covered the crime, ruling it a suicide without conducting a comprehensive examination.


Balaji, who had worked as a researcher at OpenAI, was discovered dead in his San Francisco apartment last November. Attorneys say Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, asked for further examination into his death however were told the case was already closed.


"The claim demands that the city, police department, and medical inspector release public documents withheld under the general public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, lawyer for the petitioners, told Decrypt. He said that if the documents weren't supplied within 10 days, and "no legitimate exceptions use, 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 withholding public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy likewise argued that the examination into their kid's death was rushed and inadequate, with authorities overlooking essential forensic findings and failing to resolve their requests for further query.


The claim requires the instant disclosure of all reports, images, and videos, together with coverage of legal costs.


Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not interpret and impose 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 city Times in October, he said that before the general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually helped OpenAI collect and "huge quantities" of data taken from the internet without permission.


According to the claim, in December, Balaji's household employed forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen identified that there was a single gunshot wound in the mid-forehead, a little to the right of the bridge of his nose.


Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was uncommon for a suicide, as it took a trip downward at a small left-to-right angle, entirely missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the fit. Dr. Cohen recognized 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 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.