Cryptic ‘hmm’, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on ChatGPT investment: Posts that Elon Musk shared after ex-OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji’s death

Suchir Balaji, 26-year-old former AI researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26, 2024, a day after Thanksgiving. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that the cause of death was suicide, with no foul play suspected. Balaji’s tragic death has left the tech community in shock, especially given his high-profile exit from OpenAI earlier in August this year. Balaji left OpenAI in August 2024 after disagreement over the company’s AI practices. Balaji was with OpenAI for four years. During this time, he is said to have worked on OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT for over a year. Balaji was also the prime witness in a lawsuit filed by almost a dozen US publications against OpenAI.