Who was Suchir Balaji? The former OpenAI researcher who called out AI's legal grey areas

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment. The cause was ruled as suicide, and authorities found no signs of foul play. A vocal critic of OpenAI's data practices, Balaji had quit the company earlier in 2024, accusing it of violating copyright laws by using online content to train its AI models. His death has sparked renewed conversations on the ethical concerns surrounding generative AI technologies.