In an exclusive interview, Poornima Ramarao shared details of the young engineer's childhood, successes, and death.

Suchir Balaji, a former Artificial Intelligence researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last month.

Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI who openly questioned the legality of its data-gathering practices, died by suicide, authorities said.

In an interview this week, Suchir Balaji’s mother and father expressed confusion and shock over his sudden passing, expressing doubt their son could have died by suicide, as determined by the county medical examiner. The family hired an expert to perform an independent autopsy, but has yet to release the report’s findings.

The mother of former OpenAI researcher and company whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who died by suicide, is speaking out about the final days of his life.

Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old Indian-American researcher and former OpenAI employee, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment.

The former OpenAI researcher was found dead in a San Francisco apartment in late November. He was worried about AI models hurting the internet.

Poornima Ramarao Balaji, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, reflected on her son's sudden death, which was ruled as suicide.