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That the OpenAI whistleblower was assassinated.
San Francisco authorities said the OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji died by suicide and reported no evidence of homicide.
Full reasoning
The post states as a fact that the “OpenAI whistleblower was assassinated.”
However, multiple credible sources reporting on official findings say the opposite:
- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) concluded Balaji’s death was a suicide and stated there was insufficient evidence to classify it as a homicide. Fortune reports from the released documents: OCME “found no evidence… other than a suicide” and SFPD found “insufficient evidence” it was homicide.
- The Associated Press likewise reports that police said the death “appeared to be a suicide,” that no evidence of foul play was found in the initial investigation, and that the medical examiner confirmed the manner of death as suicide.
Given these official determinations, the claim that he was “assassinated” (i.e., murdered) is directly contradicted by the available investigative findings.
2 sources
- San Francisco police officially rule OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death a suicide | Fortune
Fortune reports that OCME confirmed Balaji “had died by suicide” and that SFPD said “there is insufficient evidence to find Mr. Balaji’s death was the result of a homicide.”
- Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died | AP News
AP reports Balaji was found dead “in what police said ‘appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation.’ The city’s chief medical examiner’s office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.”
That the Boeing whistleblower was assassinated.
Police said Boeing whistleblower John Barnett died by suicide and that his injuries were self-inflicted.
Full reasoning
The post states as a fact that the “Boeing whistleblower was assassinated.”
But police conclusions reported by the Associated Press contradict this:
- AP reports Charleston police concluded their investigation and said Barnett “took his own life” and that police had previously said his injuries were “self-inflicted.”
Those findings directly conflict with the claim that he was assassinated (murdered).
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- Police conclude investigation into suicide of Boeing whistleblower | AP News
AP reports police concluded John Barnett “took his own life” and that police had said earlier his injuries were “self-inflicted.”