Former OpenAI employee who died by suicide was named in a court case that could decide the future of the internet

Former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji died by suicide late last month. He was part of a key copyright lawsuit that could have far-reaching implications for AI models like ChatGPT.

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• Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher, died by suicide late last month.
• After he left the company, Balaji raised questions about OpenAI possibly violating copyright law.
• His name appears in a New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI that could have far-reaching implications.