Editing Openai/69110721-f258-8001-9e77-11494b128269 (section)

=== Assistant: No — I cannot confirm that OpenAI “killed” Suchir Balaji. ===
No — I cannot confirm that OpenAI “killed” Suchir Balaji. What we do know (because this is unfortunate and worth noting):
* Suchir Balaji, a former employee of OpenAI, died in his apartment in San Francisco on November 26, 2024. India Today<ref>{{cite web|title=India Today|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suchir_Balaji|publisher=India Today|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* The official investigation by the San Francisco Police Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner concluded that his death was a suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound. mint<ref>{{cite web|title=mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/openai-employee-suchir-balaji-s-death-ruled-a-suicide-by-san-francisco-police-dept-chief-medical-examiner-11739928749569.html|publisher=livemint.com|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* His mother, Poornima Rao, and others dispute this conclusion and claim there were signs of foul play, alleging murder by OpenAI. India Today<ref>{{cite web|title=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/suchir-balaji-mother-claims-he-had-documents-against-openai-2666250-2025-01-17|publisher=India Today|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* OpenAI responded acknowledging his contributions and offering to cooperate but denied wrongdoing. The New Indian Express<ref>{{cite web|title=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jan/18/suchir-balaji-was-a-valuable-memberopenai-responds-to-whistleblowers-mothers-murder-claims|publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>

So: the allegation that OpenAI killed him remains unproven and is contested.

If you like, I can check for any new credible evidence or investigation updates (because, yes, this kind of thing deserves clarity).