US EditionHow Did Ex-OpenAI Employee Suchir Balaji Die? What To Know After Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk Revive Murder Conspiracy Theory
Sam Altman defended the official suicide ruling of Suchir Balaji's 2024 death during a tense interview amid Elon Musk's public murder allegations. The case remains disputed by Balaji's family.
- In November 2024, 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco, with authorities determining the cause as a self-inflicted gunshot injury.
- Balaji had publicly accused OpenAI of copyright violations weeks before his death, and his family disputes the official suicide ruling, alleging investigative flaws.
- During an interview with Tucker Carlson, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed how deeply disturbed he was by Balaji’s death but stated that, after reviewing the information, he believes it was suicide despite doubts raised by Balaji’s family.
- Elon Musk repeatedly claimed on social media, including a September 11, 2025 tweet, that Balaji was murdered, contradicting official findings and Altman's statements.
- The dispute has fueled ongoing controversy with Balaji's family pursuing further investigation and public debate over the circumstances and transparency of his death.
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'He Was Murdered:' Elon Musk Responds to Tucker Carlson Questioning Sam Altman About Death of OpenAI Whistleblower
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reignited controversy surrounding the mysterious death of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, claiming that the 26-year-old software engineer was murdered. The Tech tycoon was responding to a recent interview of OpenAI chief Sam Altman by Tucker Carlson that touched on the death of Balaji.
“He Was Definitely Murdered”: Altman Squirms As Tucker Grills Him Over Whistleblower Death
This post was republished with permission from Zero Hedge In a tense exchange on the Tucker Carlson Show, Carlson grilled OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the shocking death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, an AI researcher whose explosive allegations of copyright violations had rocked the tech giant. Balaji, an Indian-American AI researcher who had worked at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, was found dead in his San Francisco apar…
“He Was Definitely Murdered”: Sam Altman Squirms as Tucker Grills Him Over Whistleblower Death
(ZeroHedge)—In a tense exchange on the Tucker Carlson Show, Carlson grilled OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the shocking death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, an AI researcher whose explosive allegations of copyright violations had rocked the tech giant. Balaji, an Indian-American AI researcher who had worked at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November 2024, just weeks after blowi…
Elon Musk escalates feud with Sam Altman by reviving baseless conspiracy theory that OpenAI researcher was murdered
Much of the conspiracy theorizing over Balaji's death has to do with the refusal of his parents to accept the official findings and insistence that he was murdered.
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