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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Mom of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Speaks Out: 'He Was Too Innocent for This Dirty Corporate World'

The mother of the AI whistleblower, found dead weeks after raising concerns about its dangers, revealed her son believed AI threatened humanity. (Credit: X / Sam @mawo199501)

The mother of Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI employee and whistleblower, has broken her silence about her son's tragic death and his struggle with the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Balaji, who accused OpenAI of copyright infringement in the development of ChatGPT, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on 26 November, in what authorities initially ruled as a suicide.

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