Elon Musk has sharply escalated his attacks on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, declaring that former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji—who died last year—“was murdered,” in direct contradiction of both the findings of San Francisco authorities and Altman’s own public statements. Musk’s sensational claim follows a tense interview between Altman and Tucker Carlson, who similarly cast doubt on the overwhelming findings by authorities that Balaji killed himself, including the facts that he was killed with a gun that he owned, with all entrances locked from the inside and no signs of another person’s presence.
Much of the conspiracy theorizing over Balaji’s death has to do with the refusal of his parents to accept the official findings and insistence that he was murdered. His mother, Poornima Ramarao, has appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show as both sought to amplify her claims. The title of the episode in which she appeared referred to her as the mother of the “likely murdered OpenAI whistleblower.”
