Re: OpenAI whistleblower found dead

On Fri, 13 Dec 2024, JAB wrote:

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
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Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law
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The medical examiner's office determined the manner of death to be
suicide and police officials this week said there is "currently, no
evidence of foul play."
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Information he held was expected to play a key part in lawsuits
against the San Francisco-based company
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Balaji's death comes three months after he publicly accused OpenAI of
violating U.S. copyright law while developing ChatGPT, a generative
artificial intelligence program that has become a moneymaking
sensation used by hundreds of millions of people across the world.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/openai-whistleblower-found-dead-in-san-francisco-apartment/
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Hmm, either there are too many billions at stake, or perhaps he regretted whistle blowing?