Guy was hit in the head while brushing his teeth, sat in a sitting position and shot from above. Wonder how they can get to so many peeps in positions of authority. Coroner, local PD, attorneys were all compromised.
I can't say for certain there's not more to this story. But I'd wait for more objective sources before I start to decide.
I'm reminded of Bob Lee's killing, when many initial reactions assumed it was a random act of violence and blamed city leaders for progressive policies and decarceration, but it later turned out to be personally motivated [1][2].
Similarly, in this case, the truth may not be suicide nor company-initiated morder, but something else entirely.
1. https://x.com/all_in_tok/status/1644752577475805185
2. https://apnews.com/article/bob-lee-cash-app-nima-momeni-tria...
During the mother's interview, she kept saying that it seemed unusual that the medical examiner only looked at the scene for a relatively short amount of time. But having lived in SF, and seeing the city services operate, it just seems completely expected to me.
Wild that you'd believe anything from that grifter.
The "evidence" seems pretty weak. A second autopsy that even the family's attorney admits is inconclusive... okay. Alleged "conflicts of interest" with the medical examiner... okay.
Seems very likely this guy was just depressed and his depression ended in tragedy. The motivated reasoning here from Musk, his family, and many others revolves around wanting to prove OpenAI is bad because they want OpenAI to be a bad guy they can pin this onto.
Not sure what OpenAI would possibly gain from this. It's not like LLMs being trained on pirated datasets is some sort of closely guarded secret.
OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42412718
Family of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji demand FBI investigate death
https://www.npr.org/2017/03/25/521474650/when-a-russian-lawy...
Fun fact: future SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh shows up as part of Ken Starr's independent counsel investigation. Yes, that Ken Starr.
Another 'fun fact', in rural areas in my country, where most firearms are long rifles used to hunt big game, 'suicide' are ruled when someone else (young kids in all cases I've heard off) pull the trigger for the person who wanted to off himself.
[Edit] And yes having a dozen cousins and aunts in healthcare, and another half a dozen being social workers means I have a lot of 'fun fact' to share.
There's no sources, and it's from a no-name publication from India. The article doesn't even attempt to justify the title.
This article is an AI rewrite of a Jan 12th article from Times of India[1], which cites an article from The San Francisco Standard[2].
The original article, from 1/8 (last week), merely refers to it as an "active and open investigation"... NOT that the status was changed.
[1] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/suchir-balajis-... [2] https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/08/openai-whistleblowers-deat...
Even if it is murder, it still doesn't mean it has anything to do with his whistleblowing.
- The headline is newsworthy
- Nothing in article content even close to matching the headline, or attempting to.
- No primary sources.
- Strong signs of being AI generated. (inter alia, "The case now unfolding is becoming the focus of most talks on ethics, accountability, and safety within the fast-evolving artificial intelligence world.")
> The SFPD and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner have withheld the full incident report and autopsy findings. The delay in releasing these documents, which typically must be completed within 90 days to maintain accreditation, has added to the controversy. Forty-three days after Balaji’s death, the investigation remains unresolved.
[1] https://www.republicbiz.com/companies/suchir-balaji-case-reo...