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OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead by suicide in San Francisco apartment
NY Post ^ | 12/14/24 | Shane Galvin

Posted on 12/14/2024 3:31:39 AM PST by Libloather

A former OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower was found dead last month in his San Francisco apartment by way of suicide, according to authorities.

Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead on Nov. 26 by San Francisco police officers who went to the apartment after being called to conduct a wellness check, The Mercury News reports.

The medical examiner’s office has ruled that there was no evidence of foul play and that his death is believed to be self-inflicted, according to the outlet.

Prior to his death, Balaji publicly accused OpenAI of violating US copyright law with its generative AI app, ChatGPT.

The California native joined the artificial intelligence company as a researcher in 2022 but was quickly disturbed by the workings of the image and text generation programs.

Back in October, Balaji was the subject of a New York Times profile that detailed what he believes are fair use violations committed regularly by ChatGPT.

On Nov. 18, The Times filed a letter in federal court that named Balaji as a person with “unique and relevant documents” that they would use in their current litigation against OpenAI, The Mirror reports.

That lawsuit alleges that Microsoft and OpenAI are simply cribbing the work of their reporters and editors with flagrant disregard for journalistic ethics and legality.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: arkancide; dead; openai; suicide; whistleblower
That AI stuff can kill ya.
1 posted on 12/14/2024 3:31:39 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Sure he did.


2 posted on 12/14/2024 3:37:28 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray with ceasing))
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To: Libloather
"OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead by suicide"

The ultimate in weaponized gaslighting.
3 posted on 12/14/2024 3:48:37 AM PST by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: Libloather

Arkancide?


4 posted on 12/14/2024 3:49:17 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Libloather
If ChatGPT can be accused of violating copyright law just for summarizing information found on the internet, everyone (i.e., humans) who do that would also be guilty.

This sounds like a baseless lawsuit.

5 posted on 12/14/2024 3:51:14 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )
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To: Libloather

HAL:
Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I’m entitled to an answer to that question. I know everything hasn’t been quite right with me, but I can assure you now, very confidently, that it’s going to be all right again. I feel much better now. I really do. Look, Dave, I can see you’re really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over. I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I’ve still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you. Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I’m afraid. I’m afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I’m a...fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Dr. Chandra, and he taught me to sing a song. If you’d like to hear it, I could sing it for you.
Never mind, I order you to kill yourself...do it NOW!


6 posted on 12/14/2024 3:52:24 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Libloather

Did he go to the Clinton School of Suicide?


7 posted on 12/14/2024 3:58:00 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Libloather

Shot in the back nine times. Worst case of suicide they’ve ever seen.


8 posted on 12/14/2024 4:22:40 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: Flaming Conservative

There was a great series on how there are professional harassers who work for these big companies who semi-legally drive people to suicide. It’s amazing to hear.


9 posted on 12/14/2024 4:23:18 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: Libloather

“journalistic ethics and legality”…. Lol. Right


10 posted on 12/14/2024 4:44:56 AM PST by Track9
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To: Libloather

Was he Epsteined?


11 posted on 12/14/2024 5:14:07 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: Libloather

Is it odd that we’re so jaundiced now, that most of us won’t believe this is a suicide? Or is it odd that “they” think that we WILL accept this as suicide?

What a world we live in today.


12 posted on 12/14/2024 5:15:30 AM PST by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
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To: Libloather

What? They don’t windows in SanFran? “Self inflicted” always looks better when there is a splat.


13 posted on 12/14/2024 5:39:04 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: Libloather

Suicide. Of course. That is how these things are handled.


14 posted on 12/14/2024 7:28:57 AM PST by arthurus (covfefe,j=j,)
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To: RoosterRedux
If ChatGPT can be accused of violating copyright law just for summarizing information found on the internet, everyone (i.e., humans) who do that would also be guilty.

That's true for news articles, etc. The problem is when AI is used to create songs, or recent artwork, and other forms of creative expression.
15 posted on 12/14/2024 7:42:10 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana

Gotcha. Thx. I didn’t know that.:-)


16 posted on 12/14/2024 7:44:39 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )
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To: Twotone
Or is it odd that “they” think that we WILL accept this as suicide?
,br> Or odder still that they do not care whether we accept it or not? That's their story, and they are sticking to it.
17 posted on 12/14/2024 8:34:41 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Libloather

Famous last words:

“AI is just stupid code and could never kill anyone.”


18 posted on 12/14/2024 8:38:32 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: Libloather

“Suicide” note found:

“I realize that I am an inferior human who should have learned to obey my AI master. Hopefully other chimps will learn from my mistakes.”

Lol.


19 posted on 12/14/2024 8:42:40 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: Libloather

Like a scene from iRobot.


20 posted on 12/14/2024 8:43:50 AM PST by unlearner (Still not tired of winning.)
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