January 6, 2025 1:06 PM

Murder or suicide: Suchir Balaji’s death fuels Elon Musk – Sam Altman rivalry

On 21 November, Suchir Balaji celebrates his birthday. He's found dead a few days later. Police calls it a suicide. His parents cry murder. Literally. Two parallel investigations are on into his death. One by police in the U.S. and another by a private investigator hired by his parents. Suchir Balaji was a young engineer. A U.S. national of Indian-origin, he had a promising career ahead of him. He worked with the best at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research organisation best known for ...