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

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The moms and dads of deceased OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, declaring that the genuine reason for his death was not suicide, trade-britanica.trade but murder.

The claim, submitted in January, alleges that the SFPD concealed the criminal activity, ruling it a suicide without performing a thorough examination.

Balaji, who had actually worked as a scientist at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last November. Attorneys state Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, asked for further investigation into his death however were informed the case was currently closed.

"The claim demands that the city, police department, and medical examiner release public files withheld under the Public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, lawyer for the petitioners, told Decrypt. He said that if the files weren't provided within 10 days, and "no valid exceptions apply, a claim can compel their release. We will look for a court order to obtain them."

The claim claims that SFPD violated 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 son's death was hurried and insufficient, with officials ignoring crucial forensic findings and failing to address their ask for bbarlock.com further query.

The claim demands the immediate disclosure of all reports, pictures, and videos, together with coverage of legal expenses.

Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not interpret and enforce the law correctly, we will look for option 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 public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually helped OpenAI collect and use "enormous quantities" of data drawn from the web without consent.

According to the claim, in December, Balaji's family hired forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a personal autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen determined that there was a single gunshot injury in the mid-forehead, somewhat to the right of the bridge of his nose.

Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was unusual for a suicide, as it traveled downward at a minor left-to-right angle, totally missing out on the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the fit. Dr. Cohen recognized a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised further concerns about the circumstances of his death.

The San Francisco Police Department did not right away react 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 city Times discussed the whistleblower in a court filing related to its claim against OpenAI.

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