Deceased OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s mother alleges foul play, demands FBI probe; Elon Musk agrees

The mother of Suchir Balaji, the OpenAI whistleblower who was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco, has alleged foul play in her son’s death.

While authorities have certified it as a suicide, Suchir’s mother demanded an FBI probe while stated her doubts on X.

Poornima Rao, Suchir’s mother, tweeted: “Update on @suchirbalaji. We hired private investigator and did second autopsy to throw light on cause of death. Private autopsy doesn’t confirm cause of death stated by police.

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“Suchir’s apartment was ransacked, sign of struggle in the bathroom and looks like some one hit him in bathroom based on blood spots.

“It’s a cold blooded mudr declared by authorities as suicide.

“Lobbying in SF city doesn’t stop us from getting justices.

“We demand FBi investigation

Poornima received support from Elon Musk, who replied to the tweet, stating: “This doesn’t seem like a suicide.”

This doesn’t seem like a suicide

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2024

Suchir was found dead in his Buchanan Street apartment on November 26, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department told TechCrunch.

He previously made headlines after he accused OpenAI of violating US copyright law.

In his interview with The New York Times, Suchir earlier said he left OpenAI because he no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that he believed would bring society more harm than benefit.

According to reports, he even alleged that OpenAI was violating copyright law.