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The family of Suchir Balaji say he was murdered and didn't kill himself. Now they've taken legal action against San Francisco and its cops department.

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The parents of deceased OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have actually taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, that the real cause of his death was not suicide, but murder.

The claim, submitted in January, declares that the SFPD covered the criminal offense, ruling it a suicide without performing a comprehensive examination.

Balaji, who had actually worked as a scientist at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment or condo last November. Attorneys state Balaji's parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested even more examination into his death however were told the case was already closed.

"The claim demands that the city, police department, and medical examiner release public files withheld under the general public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, attorney for the petitioners, wiki.myamens.com told Decrypt. He said that if the files weren't provided within 10 days, archmageriseswiki.com and "no legitimate exceptions use, a claim can compel their release. We will seek 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 also argued that the investigation into their kid's death was rushed and insufficient, with officials neglecting key forensic findings and failing to address their demands for wiki.vst.hs-furtwangen.de further inquiry.

The claim demands the immediate disclosure of all reports, photos, and videos, along with protection of legal expenses.

Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not interpret and impose the law correctly, we will look for option with the Court of Appeal. We hope it doesn't pertain to that."

Balaji worked for OpenAI from November 2020 to August 2024. In an interview with The New york city Times in October, trademarketclassifieds.com he said that before the general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had assisted OpenAI gather and utilize "massive amounts" of data taken from the internet without approval.

According to the claim, in December, Balaji's household hired forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to carry out a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen figured out that there was a single gunshot wound in the mid-forehead, a little to the right of the bridge of his nose.

Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was unusual for a suicide, as it took a trip downward at a minor left-to-right angle, totally missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the suit. Dr. Cohen determined a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised even more questions about the situations of his death.

The San Francisco Police Department did not right away react to a demand for comment by Decrypt.

The claim called out the situations of Bilaji's death. His body was found a week after The New york city Times discussed the whistleblower in a court filing associated to its claim against OpenAI.

Despite Balaji's discoveries, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pressed back on the New york city Times' claims. Speaking at the paper's yearly DealBook Summit, Altman dismissed the claims.