Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI who openly questioned the legality of its data-gathering practices, died by suicide, authorities said.

Poornima Ramarao is seeking an FBI investigation into the death of her son, which happened just weeks after he raised red-flag over the practices at OpenAI, which is the creator of ChatGPT.

In an interview this week, Suchir Balaji’s mother and father expressed confusion and shock over his sudden passing, expressing doubt their son could have died by suicide, as determined by the county medical examiner. The family has hired an expert to perform an independent autopsy, but has yet to release the report’s findings.

Suchir Balaji, 26-year-old former OpenAI employee was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on December 14; while initially his death was termed as a suicide, his family and some investigative journalists believe it to be a murder.

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji mother Poornima Rao earlier claimed that Suchir’s apartment was ransacked. She said there was a “sign of struggle in the bathroom, and it looks like someone hit him in the bathroom based on blood spots.

Days after Suchir Balaji, the 26-year OpenAI researcher and whistleblower, was found dead, his parents have alleged that their son's death was a 'cold blooded murder'. His parents also visited his San Francisco apartment where he was found dead and claimed they saw pool of blood and signs of struggle.

George Webb ruled out the possibility that Suchir Balaji's death could've been due to a random act of violence, stating that nothing of value, including his laptop and phone, were missing. He, however,

The mother of Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher who was found dead after accusing the company of violating copyright laws, alleged that her son was 'murdered' and demanded an FBI investigation into the matter.

In a major twist in the alleged suicide case of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, a US investigative journalist has claimed his backup drive related to the AI giant’s testimony has gone missing. George Webb has asserted Balaji’s death was not suicide but a murder.