OpenAI whistleblower, new clues have emerged! A private detective's autopsy revealed that it was not a "suicide" as the police claimed. Even Balaji's apartment was ransacked and there were signs of a fight in the bathroom. Just now, there were new clues about OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji. Balaji's mother Poornima Ramarao announced on
Previously, private investigators conducted a second autopsy to determine the cause of Balaji's death. The autopsy results were not consistent with the "suicide" described by the police.
Moreover, Balaji's apartment was ransacked and there were signs of a fight in the bathroom. Judging from the blood stains, someone probably hit him in the bathroom.
Musk, who was killed by the deceased’s mother, Aite, also left a message saying: This does not look like suicide.
A few days ago, people in Silicon Valley held a vigil for Suchir Balaji, and about 100 people came to support the UC Berkeley alumnus.
Balaji's parents took the stage to speak and implored the FBI to reveal the truth behind the investigation.
In the video, his father Ramamurthy said, "I was the last person to talk to him. He was very happy at the time and not depressed at all. It was his birthday week, how could he commit suicide without leaving a suicide note?"
In the comment area, the mother attached a photo: Look at CEO Suchir's body language and confidence, he is radiant.
Balaji's mother added, "There were signs of a fight and blood in the bathroom. This evidence cannot be ignored."
Talented people are less likely to commit suicide
The tragedy occurred three months after Balaji accused OpenAI of violating copyright laws when developing ChatGPT.
There are various indications that Balaji's death does not look like a suicide.
People say the tech community should be speaking out about this, but right now everyone is too quiet.
Netizens have spontaneously created a petition website for Suchir Balaji.
Some people say that a talented person would never take his own life and that this should be a planned murder.
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On November 26, just days after his 26th birthday, Suchir Balaji was found dead in Francisco's apartment in San Francisco.
At that time, it took the medical examiner only 40 seconds to conclude that Balaji died of suicide.
The overwhelming news from major media outlets immediately hit the hot searches. However, as Balaji's parents, they still cannot believe that their child would choose to commit suicide.
Mother Ramarao has posted many times on social media, hoping that the law will bring justice to Balaji.
"He had no history of mental illness and did not leave a suicide note." "He had a great time in Los Angeles and sent us all the photos."
There are various indications that there is another reason for Balaji's death.
A full month after Balaji's death, OpenAI, which had been silent for a long time, gave an official response.
In an official announcement, various questions that the public had about "former teammates" were answered.
In the latest interview with BI, Balaji's mother Ramarao provided more surprising clues.
She said, "Balaji joined OpenAI because he believes that AI can benefit society."
In the early days, he hoped that these models would be open source so that users and researchers around the world could freely use and study them.
However, the company is increasingly focusing on financial returns. After the release of ChatGPT, his hopes were completely dashed. The young man went from devoutly believing in the company's mission to worrying about its impact on publishers and society at large.
"He thinks AI is harmful to humanity."
Last call before death
After leaving OpenAI in August, Balaji took himself a long vacation and told his family, "I don't plan to find a new job now, and don't ask."
To his parents, everything seemed fine for the young software engineer.
The OpenAI stock held by Balaji is enough for him to purchase a house in the future, so he has no financial worries at all.
In addition, he also plans to establish a public welfare organization focusing on machine learning in the medical field.
According to this mother, her son has always harbored beautiful ideals and hopes to contribute his share to society.
On November 21, Balaji celebrated his 26th birthday with his friends while on vacation.
The next day, he told his mother the time of his return flight and called his father before dinner. The father wished him a happy birthday again and told his son that he had sent the birthday gift prepared for him.
According to Ramarao, the medical examiner's office determined that Balaji died that night or early the next morning.
"He was so cheerful and lively at that time. How could he be gone just a few hours later?"
From November 25th to 26th, Ramarao was unable to contact his son. She guessed that he might not have his cell phone with him, or he might have gone hiking.
On Monday, she knocked on his door, but there was no answer. She originally wanted to call the police to find the person, but she hesitated considering that her son would have to go to the police station in person to cancel the report. If this is the case, my son will definitely think that he is nosy.
The next morning, she called the San Francisco Police Department.
A police spokesman said they discovered Balaji's body at about 1 p.m. Pacific time. But Ramarao said police neither informed her of the situation nor allowed her to enter the apartment.
They told her that Balaji committed suicide and that building surveillance showed that he was alone at the time of the incident. A police spokesman said that preliminary investigations showed that there was no possibility of homicide.
But Balaji's parents found it hard to believe.
However, upon further investigation, it became clear that 26-year-old Balaji did not commit suicide.
And who is the real culprit behind this incident has become a big mystery.
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