OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment after taking his own life

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• Suchir Balaji, who was a researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last month at the age of 26. Earlier this year, he went public with his concerns about copyright violations at the startup.

Former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, who left the startup earlier this year and voiced concerns about copyright violations, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last month at the age of 26, according to reports.