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

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The parents 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 real reason for his death was not suicide, however murder.

The claim, filed in January, alleges that the SFPD covered up the criminal activity, ruling it a suicide without conducting a comprehensive investigation.

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

"The claim requires that the city, authorities department, and medical examiner release public documents withheld under the Public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, attorney for the petitioners, told Decrypt. He said that if the files weren't offered within 10 days, and "no valid exceptions use, a claim can oblige their release. We will look for a court order to obtain them."

The claim claims that SFPD breached the California Public Records Act by unlawfully keeping public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy also argued that the examination into their boy's death was rushed and insufficient, valetinowiki.racing with authorities ignoring crucial forensic findings and failing to resolve their ask for more .

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

Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not analyze 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 Times in October, he said that before the general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually assisted OpenAI gather and use "enormous quantities" of information drawn from the internet without consent.

According to the claim, fraternityofshadows.com in December, Balaji's household worked with forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to perform a personal autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen determined 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 uncommon for a suicide, as it took a trip downward at a minor left-to-right angle, entirely missing out on the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the match. Dr. Cohen determined a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised further concerns about the situations of his death.

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

The claim called out the scenarios 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 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.