Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI and whistleblower, has been found dead in his San Francisco apartment at the age of 26. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide with no evidence of foul play. Balaji had recently accused OpenAI of copyright violations in its development of the ChatGPT chatbot. Following his departure from the company, he was vocal about his concerns over its data practices, raising alarms about potential legal infringements. OpenAI expressed devastation over his passing and condolences to his family.