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Speaking at a vigil for the 26-year-old, Suchir Balaji’s father revealed that he was the last person to speak with his son, adding that the OpenAI whistleblower was happy and showed no signs of depression.
OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji (left) and his father Balagi Ramamurthy (right).
OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26, just three months after he accused the company of violating copyright laws during ChatGPT’s development. While the police have classified his death as a suicide, his parents have challenged this conclusion.
The grieving family hired a private investigator and conducted a second autopsy, which they claim contradicts the police’s version. Speaking at a vigil for the 26-year-old, his family said he was “happy” and showed no signs of “depression”. They also highlighted troubling details, including blood stains in the bathroom and signs of a possible struggle.
A touching video of Balaji’s father and mother talking about their son’s death has gone viral on social media.
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In the video, Suchir Balaji’s father, Balagi Ramamurthy, says, “I was the last person to talk to him. He was happy more, not depressed or anything. And it was his birthday week.”
His mother, Poornima Ramaro, then claims, “He made plans to see us in January. That was the last phone conversation he had with anyone. He went into his apartment and never came out.”
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“There was no suicide note left and there was nobody else on the scene, that doesn’t mean they can just come to a conclusion. And we have seen the blood shots in the bathroom, signs of a fight in the bathroom,” she continues.
NEW: Parents of OpenAI whistleblower hire private investigator after their son allegedly took his own life, suggest their son was killed.The parents of 26-year-old Suchir Balaji say their son had plans to see them in January, claim there were “signs of a fight.”
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The family has now called for an FBI investigation. In a detailed post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Balaji’s mother described her son’s death as a “cold-blooded murder” rather than a suicide, asserting that “Suchir’s apartment was ransacked” and that there were “signs of a struggle in the bathroom”, with blood spots reportedly found, suggesting he was attacked there.
Elon Musk weighed in on the matter, stating that he also believed the circumstances didn’t point to suicide. “This doesn’t seem like a suicide,” Musk commented.
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