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

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The parents of departed OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji have actually taken legal action against the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department, alleging that the genuine cause of his death was not suicide, however murder.

The claim, submitted in January, alleges that the SFPD covered up the criminal activity, ruling it a suicide without carrying out an extensive investigation.

Balaji, who had worked as a scientist at OpenAI, was discovered dead in his San Francisco house last November. Attorneys say Balaji's parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested further investigation into his death but were told the case was already closed.

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

The claim claims that SFPD violated the California Public Records Act by unlawfully keeping public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy likewise argued that the investigation into their son's death was rushed and kousokuwiki.org inadequate, with authorities disregarding essential forensic findings and failing to address their ask for further questions.

The claim demands the immediate disclosure of all reports, images, and videos, along with coverage of legal costs.

Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not translate and enforce the law properly, we will seek 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 Times in October, he said that before the general public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had actually assisted OpenAI gather and use "huge quantities" of data taken from the web without approval.

According to the claim, 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 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, akropolistravel.com as it took a trip downward at a minor left-to-right angle, totally missing the brain before lodging in the brainstem, according to the suit. Dr. Cohen identified a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, [forum.batman.gainedge.org](https://forum.batman.gainedge.org/index.php?action=profile