The family of Suchir Balaji state he was killed and didn't kill himself. Now they have actually taken legal action against San Francisco and its police department.
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The parents of departed OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and prawattasao.awardspace.info the San Francisco Police Department, alleging that the real cause of his death was not suicide, but murder.
The claim, filed in January, alleges that the SFPD covered up the criminal activity, ruling it a suicide without conducting a thorough examination.
Balaji, bybio.co who had actually worked as a researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco house last November. Attorneys state Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested further examination into his death but were told the case was already closed.
"The claim demands that the city, police department, and medical examiner release public files kept under the general public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, attorney for the petitioners, informed Decrypt. He said that if the files weren't provided within 10 days, and "no legitimate exceptions apply, a claim can force their release. We will look for a court order to obtain them."
The claim claims that SFPD breached the California Public Records Act by unlawfully withholding public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy likewise argued that the examination into their boy's death was hurried and inadequate, with officials ignoring crucial forensic findings and failing to address their requests for more inquiry.
The claim demands the immediate disclosure of all reports, images, and videos, together with protection of legal costs.
Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not translate and impose the law correctly, we will seek recourse with the Court of Appeal. We hope it does not pertain to that."
Balaji worked for OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024. In an interview with The New york city Times in October, he said that before the general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually collect and use "huge amounts" of data taken from the internet without approval.
According to the claim, in December, Balaji's family employed forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to carry out a personal autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen figured out that there was a single gunshot wound in the mid-forehead, utahsyardsale.com slightly to the right of the bridge of his nose.
Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was uncommon for a suicide, as it took a trip downward at a small left-to-right angle, completely missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the fit. Dr. Cohen determined a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised further questions about the scenarios of his death.
The San Francisco Police Department did not right away respond to an ask for comment by Decrypt.
The claim called out the situations of Bilaji's death. His body was discovered a week after The New York Times mentioned the whistleblower in a court filing associated to its claim against OpenAI.
Despite Balaji's revelations, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pressed back on the New york city Times' claims. Speaking at the newspaper's yearly DealBook Summit, Altman dismissed the claims.
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Parents Of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Sue San Francisco, Alleging Murder Cover Up
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