In an interview this week, Suchir Balaji’s mother and father expressed confusion and shock over his sudden passing, expressing doubt their son could have died by suicide, as determined by the county medical examiner. The family hired an expert to perform an independent autopsy, but has yet to release the report’s findings.

Poornima Ramarao is seeking an FBI investigation into the death of her son, which happened just weeks after he raised red-flag over the practices at OpenAI, which is the creator of ChatGPT.

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji mother Poornima Rao earlier claimed that Suchir’s apartment was ransacked. She said there was a “sign of struggle in the bathroom, and it looks like someone hit him in the bathroom based on blood spots.

Indian-American Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former researcher at OpenAI known for his whistleblowing against the company, was found dead in his home in San Francisco on November 26. The tragedy comes three months after Balaji publicly accused OpenAI of breaching U.

Suchir Balaji’s mother has claimed OpenAI whistleblower’s death wasn’t a suicide, but a "cold-blooded murder." Elon Musk has showed his support on her post.

Suchir Balaji, 26-year-old former OpenAI employee was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on December 14; while initially his death was termed as a suicide, his family and some investigative journalists believe it to be a murder.