Monday , December 23 2024

Indian engineer Suchir Balaji, who raised questions on CHATGPT, passes away

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Former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji was found dead in San Francisco on November 26. Police suspect that he has committed suicide. However, the police is still investigating the matter. Suchir Balaji criticized OpenAI and raised many serious questions.

Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that developed ChatGPAT, has been found dead in his flat. The death of Suchir Balaji, who raised serious questions on OpenAI, was revealed to the world today on November 26 by the San Francisco Police.

Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead in his apartment in Buchanan, San Francisco, authorities said. According to foreign media, the police suspect that Suchir Balaji has committed suicide and have come to know that something untoward has happened.

Police found him dead in the flat

Suchir Balaji was not talking to his friends, after which his friends and colleagues became worried about him and informed the police. On November 26, at around 1 pm, San Francisco police reached Balaji’s Lower Heights home. Authorities found Suchir’s body in the flat

Police said officers and medical teams reached the spot and one person died, apparently by suicide. Initial investigation did not reveal any signs of any foul play.

Questions raised on OpenAI

Three months before his death, Suchir Balaji publicly claimed that OpenAI violated US copyright law. ChatGPT was created by Open AI and is experiencing widespread commercial success with millions of users globally.

There have been several legal challenges from authors since the app launched in late 2022. At the time, several writers, programmers, and journalists alleged that the company had illegally used their copyrighted material to develop its applications.

Giving an interview to foreign media on October 23, Balaji argued that OpenAI was having a negative impact on the businesses and entrepreneurs that were used to obtain the information to train ChatGPT. He said, if you believe what I say, you will have to leave the company. He also said, “This is not a sustainable model for the internet ecosystem.