A former employee of artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has publicly expressed concerns about possible copyright infringements. found dead a few weeks ago in his San Francisco apartment, reported last Friday San Jose Mercury News.

Suchir BalajiThe 26-year-old researcher was found dead in his apartment on November 26 by local police who were called to check he was okay and The coroner’s office later determined he committed suicide.according to Californian media.

Balaji gave an interview New York Times in October, in which he accused OpenAI, where he worked for almost 4 years, of violate US copyright laws by using protected content for educational applications such as the ChatGPT chatbot, and are generally harmful to the Internet.

In his X account the same month, Balaji said that worked for a year and a half at ChatGPT and that, having become interested in the demands that companies developing generative AI were receiving, he came to the conclusion that these products “They can create surrogates that compete with the data they are trained on.”

OpenAI and its partner, the giant Microsoft, face various demands from the media and publications, among them yours New York Timesfor copyright infringement.

An OpenAI representative responded to the news in a statement to TechCrunch: “We are devastated to learn this incredibly sad news today. and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during these difficult times.”

People in the United States who are thinking about suicide can call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 800 273 8255, or use Lifeline chat, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In Mexico, the Citizens’ Council for Security and Justice offers emotional support to people who needed in 55 55 33 55 33. The National System of Support, Psychological Counseling and Crisis Intervention by Telephone (SAPTEL) also offers assistance by calling 55 52 5981 21.

The Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) operates a free psychological support line on weekdays. telephone numbers 55 58 04 644 and 55 58 04 48 79.

The National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz also offers telephone service at 55 56 55 30 80.

(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)