The family of Suchir Balaji state he was killed and didn't eliminate himself. Now they have actually taken legal action against San Francisco and asteroidsathome.net its authorities department.

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The moms and dads of deceased 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 gdprhub.eu 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 performing a thorough investigation.

Balaji, who had worked as a researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last November. Attorneys say Balaji's moms and dads, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, requested even more investigation into his death but were informed the case was already closed.

"The claim requires that the city, authorities department, and medical examiner release public files kept under the general public Records Act," Joseph Goethals, lawyer 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 compel their release. We will look for a court order to obtain them."

The claim claims that SFPD broke the California Public Records Act by unlawfully keeping public records of the case. Attorneys for Ramarao and Ramamurthy also argued that the investigation into their son's death was hurried and insufficient, with officials neglecting key forensic findings and failing to address their requests for additional inquiry.

The claim demands the instant disclosure of all reports, pictures, and videos, in addition to coverage of legal expenses.

Said Geothals: "If the San Francisco Superior Court does not interpret and enforce the law properly, we will seek recourse 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 public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, he had assisted OpenAI gather and use "massive amounts" of data taken from the internet without approval.

According to the claim, in December, Balaji's family employed forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen to carry out a private autopsy. In his report, Dr. Cohen identified that there was a single gunshot wound in the mid-forehead, somewhat to the right of the bridge of his nose.

Dr. Cohen said that the bullet trajectory was unusual for a suicide, 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 fit. Dr. Cohen recognized a contusion on the back of Balaji's head, which he said raised even more questions about the scenarios of his death.

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

The claim called out the circumstances of Bilaji's death. His body was found a week after The New York Times pointed out the whistleblower in a court filing related to its claim against OpenAI.

Despite Balaji's discoveries, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pressed back on the New york city Times' claims. Speaking at the newspaper's yearly DealBook Summit, Altman dismissed the claims.