OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead in San Francisco apartment

Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher and whistleblower, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. His death, ruled a suicide, follows his vocal criticisms of OpenAI's alleged copyright violations in training its generative AI, ChatGPT. Balaji’s allegations, including doubts about AI’s "fair use" defence, have become central to ongoing lawsuits against OpenAI.