Sorry if this is inappropriate to post here (will take it down if it is), but I thought this was worth bringing to attention.

A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing a swell of lawsuits over its business model has died, authorities confirmed this week.

Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead inside his Buchanan Street apartment on Nov. 26, San Francisco police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said. Police had been called to the Lower Haight residence at about 1 p.m. that day, after receiving a call asking officers to check on his well-being, a police spokesperson said.

You can go somewhere like here for more information.

I'm posting here since Suchir was a previous ICPC World Finals competitor in 2018 and 2020 and he went to UC Berkeley — I'm betting that a fair amount of users here are probably friends or acquaintances of him. Really sad to hear :(