The family of Suchir Balaji state he was murdered and online-learning-initiative.org didn't eliminate himself. Now they've taken legal action against San Francisco and freechat.mytakeonit.org its police department.
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The moms and dads of deceased OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have actually taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, that the real cause of his death was not suicide, but murder.
The claim, submitted in January, alleges that the SFPD covered up the criminal activity, ruling it a suicide without carrying out a comprehensive examination.
Balaji, who had actually worked as a scientist at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco home last November. Attorneys state Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested further investigation into his death however were told the case was already closed.
"The claim requires that the city, authorities department, and medical examiner release public documents kept under the general public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, attorney for the petitioners, informed Decrypt. He said that if the documents weren't provided within 10 days, and "no legitimate exceptions apply, 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 son's death was hurried and insufficient, with officials neglecting crucial forensic findings and failing to address their demands for further inquiry.
The claim demands the immediate disclosure of all reports, photos, and videos, together with protection of legal expenses.
Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not translate and enforce the law properly, we will seek 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 general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually assisted OpenAI gather and passfun.awardspace.us use "massive quantities" of data drawn from the internet without approval.
According to the claim, in December, akropolistravel.com Balaji's family hired forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen identified 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 unusual for a suicide, as it traveled downward at a slight left-to-right angle, totally missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the fit. Dr. Cohen identified a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised even more questions about the scenarios of his death.
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately react to a request for remark by Decrypt.
The claim called out the circumstances of Bilaji's death. His body was found a week after The New york city Times mentioned the whistleblower in a court filing related to its claim against OpenAI.
Despite Balaji's discoveries, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back on the New York Times' claims. Speaking at the newspaper'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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