OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment

OpenAI says its models are "trained on publicly available data". Mr Balaji left the company in August, telling the New York Times he had since been working on personal projects. He grew up in Cupertino, California, before going to study computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. A spokesperson for OpenAI said in a statement cited by CNBC News that it was "devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time". US and Canadian news publishers, including the New York Times, and a group of best-selling writers, including John Grisham, have filed lawsuits claiming the company was illegally using news articles to train its software.