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Suchir Balaji's mom talks about his life, death, and disillusionment with OpenAI: 'He felt AI is a harm to humanity'
In an exclusive interview, Poornima Ramarao shared details of the young engineer's childhood, successes, and death.
A big part of Balaji's role that year was gathering digital data from all corners of the English-speaking internet for GPT-4, a model that would soon power ChatGPT, per the Times interview. Besides seeking answers, they want to invoke a broader discussion about whistleblowers' vulnerability and lack of protections, Ramarao and a family friend, who's helping organize an event in honor of Balaji on December 27, told BI. BI shared a detailed account of Ramarao's concerns and memories of November 26 with spokespeople from the San Francisco police department and the medical examiner's office.
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