‘Suchir Balaji was a valuable member,’ OpenAI responds to whistleblower’s mother’s ‘murder’ claims

“Suchir Balaji was a valued member of the team,” ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Friday, reacting to the claims of Poornima Rao, mother of the whistleblower Suchir Balaji.

This statement comes days after Poornima Rao openly blamed OpenAI for her son’s death.

“Suchir was a valued member of our team and we are still heartbroken by his passing. We continue to feel his loss deeply. We have reached out to the San Francisco Police Department and have offered our assistance if it’s needed.