The family of Suchir Balaji state he was killed and didn't eliminate himself. Now they have actually taken legal action against San Francisco and its police department.
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The parents of deceased OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, declaring that the real cause of his death was not suicide, archmageriseswiki.com however murder.
The claim, in January, alleges that the SFPD concealed the criminal offense, ruling it a suicide without performing a comprehensive investigation.
Balaji, who had actually worked as a scientist at OpenAI, was discovered dead in his San Francisco home last November. Attorneys state Balaji's parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, asked for even more investigation into his death but were informed the case was already closed.
"The claim requires that the city, cops department, and medical inspector release public files withheld under the general public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, lawyer for the petitioners, informed Decrypt. He said that if the documents weren't provided within 10 days, wiki-tb-service.com and "no legitimate exceptions use, a claim can oblige 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 also argued that the investigation into their boy's death was rushed and insufficient, with authorities overlooking key forensic findings and failing to address their ask for additional inquiry.
The claim requires the instant disclosure of all reports, images, and videos, wiki-tb-service.com along with protection of legal expenses.
Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not interpret and impose the law properly, we will look for recourse with the Court of Appeal. We hope it does not pertain to that."
Balaji worked for OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024. In an interview with The New York Times in October, he said that before the public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had helped OpenAI collect and use "massive amounts" of information drawn from the internet without permission.
According to the claim, in December, Balaji's family hired forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen determined that there was a single gunshot wound in the mid-forehead, somewhat to the right of the bridge of his nose.
Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was uncommon for a suicide, as it traveled downward at a slight left-to-right angle, entirely missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the fit. Dr. Cohen determined a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised further concerns about the scenarios of his death.
The San Francisco Police Department did not instantly react to a demand for remark by Decrypt.
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 associated to its claim against OpenAI.
Despite Balaji's revelations, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back on the New york city Times' claims. Speaking at the paper's annual DealBook Summit, Altman dismissed the claims.
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Parents Of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Sue San Francisco, Alleging Murder Cover-Up
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