According to multiple reports, Suchir Balaji, an OpenAI whistleblower, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment.

The coroner’s office determined the manner of death was suicide, and police officials said this week there was “no evidence of foul play at this time.”

“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has identified the deceased as Suchir Balaji, 26, of San Francisco. The manner of death was determined to be suicide,” the report said.

“The OCME has notified next of kin and has no further comment or report to release at this time,” it added.

In October, the 26-year-old AI researcher expressed serious concerns that ChatGPT maker OpenAI, run by Sam Altman, was “violating copyright law.”

Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before leaving the company after realizing the technology would do more harm than good to society, he told The New York Times.

“We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today, and our condolences go out to Suchir’s loved ones at this difficult time,” an OpenAI spokesperson said.

In a post on I see all the lawsuits against GenAI companies.

“As I tried to better understand the issue, I eventually came to the conclusion that fair use seems to be a fairly implausible defense for many generative AI products, for the reason that they can create substitute products that are compatible with the Data in question is competing.” trained,” he further posted.

Balaji grew up in Cupertino, California, before studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.

With input from agencies