Who was Suchir Balaji? Engineer who interrogated ChatGPT creator found dead

Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco. Suchir ChatGPT creators came under criticism for questioning the way OpenAI works. San Francisco police say a preliminary investigation found no evidence of foul play. Police suspect that it could be suicide.

Balaji worked as a researcher at OpenAI. He left the company earlier this year. After leaving the company he accused the ChatGPT creator of copyright infringement.

Many allegations were made against the work of OpenAI

Such allegations have been facing OpenAI since the beginning of ChatGPT. The company launched this AI model in the year 2022. After which many cases have been registered against the company regarding copyright. It has been alleged that the company used copyrighted material of others to train its AI.

“Initially I didn’t know much about copyright and fair use, but after the lawsuit against GenAI companies, my interest grew,” Suchir wrote in his latest social media post. He said, ‘When I realized this, I saw that it was impossible for many generative AI companies to use it properly.’

Who was Suchir Balaji?

Suchir Balaji studied computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. After this he did internship at OpenAI and Scale AI. In his early days at OpenAI he worked on WebGPT. After this he became a part of the pre-trained team of GPT-4.

After working with OpenAI for nearly four years, he decided to part ways with the company. In an interview with The New York Times, Suchir said that he realized that this technology would have more negative effects on society than good. Their main concern was how OpenAI was allegedly using copyrighted data.

Friends informed the police

Let us tell you that Suchir Balaji died on 26th November, which was revealed on 14th December. If reports are to be believed, Suchir was not answering phone calls from his friends and colleagues. When his friends reached the flat, it was locked from inside. After this he informed the police about the matter. When the police broke the door of the flat and reached inside, Suchir’s body was found.