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Autopsy: No foul play in OpenAI whistleblower’s death


The San Francisco medical examiner concluded that 26-year-old Suchir Balaji died by suicide.

The OpenAI whistleblower’s death late last year sparked a torrent of conspiracy theories alleging he was assassinated in retaliation for agreeing to testify against the company in a lawsuit. In the absence of an official autopsy, a coalition of right-wing pundits, conspiracy-minded journalists, crypto enthusiasts, and even Democratic politicians have questioned the circumstances of his death — and, at times, amplified misinformation about the case. His father, Balaji Ramamurthy, previously told The Standard that Suchir had “fear and anxiousness” after blowing the whistle on OpenAI’s alleged copyright violations in a story in The New York Times.

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