The household of Suchir Balaji state he was murdered and didn't kill himself. Now they have actually taken legal action against San Francisco and its authorities department.

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

The claim, filed in January, alleges that the SFPD covered the crime, ruling it a suicide without conducting a thorough examination.

Balaji, who had actually worked as a scientist at OpenAI, kousokuwiki.org was found dead in his San Francisco house last November. Attorneys state Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested even more investigation into his death but were informed the case was already closed.

"The claim demands that the city, authorities department, and medical inspector release public documents kept under the Public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, lawyer for the petitioners, told Decrypt. He said that if the files weren't offered within 10 days, and "no legitimate exceptions use, a claim can force their release. We will seek a court order to obtain them."

The claim claims that SFPD broke the California Public Records Act by unlawfully withholding public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy likewise argued that the investigation into their boy's death was rushed and inadequate, with officials ignoring essential forensic findings and failing to resolve their requests for more inquiry.

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

Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not translate and impose the law properly, 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 assisted OpenAI collect and utilize "enormous quantities" of data taken from the web without permission.

According to the claim, in December, Balaji's family hired forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen identified 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 uncommon for a suicide, as it took a trip downward at a slight left-to-right angle, completely missing out on the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the fit. Dr. Cohen identified a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised even more concerns about the scenarios of his death.

The San Francisco Police Department did not instantly react to an ask for remark by Decrypt.

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

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