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[–] [email protected] 204 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's funny how all those who blow whistles are so suicidal

[–] Valmond 84 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Whistles, a gateway to suicide.

[–] seejur 64 points 2 months ago

And how suddenly the police does not feel the need for a huge manhunt to find the assassin

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well, speaking as someone who came to realize that I was working for a company that was ripping off its customers, you've already gone through a LOT of stress before you get to that point.

[–] [email protected] 158 points 2 months ago (36 children)
The San Francisco medical examiner's office determined his death to be suicide and police found no evidence of foul play.

Does anyone else find it statistically significant how often whistle blowers commit suicide within a few days of releasing information or making a statement?

[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One minute they’re all like “if I die it’s definitely not suicide” and the next they are changing their mind and going through with it…

[–] postmateDumbass 14 points 2 months ago

"Those wacky whistleblowers always kill themselves when their lie is exposed" -The Man

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

We need to start holding companies accountable when their actions lead to someone’s suicide.

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[–] [email protected] 149 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We can’t ask the coroner what happened, because they are out on their new boat.

[–] DandomRude 78 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

C'mon, we can't expect the coroner to blow the whistle on the actual cause of death. If we did, there would soon be no coroners left.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Hah! That’s good.

[–] just_another_person 39 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well this will certainly be more of a thing.

Maybe next time they can fall out of a balcony they didn't actually have to make it SUPER OBVIOUS what just happened.

[–] Passerby6497 10 points 2 months ago

Need to make sure they only stay in first floor locations or places without windows. Whistle blowers gonna be pushed out of windows just like Daddy Vladdy likes.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Careful what you say on threads such as these, OpenAIs Basilisk might be reading

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

That’s a scary thought

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (5 children)

"Whistleblower" because he had a negative opinion on his former company?

[–] nialv7 99 points 2 months ago

he was an important informant in an OpenAI lawsuit

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

OpenAI has entered the chat^

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

The article really doesn’t point to any damning thing he said. We’re left to speculate whether he was actually saying they knowingly flaunted copyright laws.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess the apartment windows didn't open otherwise he would have been thrown himself out of it, I'm sure

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

What do you think this is, Russia?

[–] renzev 21 points 2 months ago

So what whistle did he blow exactly? When I search for "openai whistleblower" all I get are articles about his murder. What info did he leak?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I asked ChatGPT: Suchir balaji in cat terms how did openai kill him

Flicks tail in curiosity Ah, Suchir Balaji... pauses, eyes narrowing The idea of "killing" is a bit... tricky, isn't it? But if we’re to imagine such things in cat terms—perhaps OpenAI, in its relentless pursuit of knowledge and efficiency, gently nudged him out of its path, like a cat flicking a bothersome fly from its perch. Too many ideas, too much complexity—an ultimate shift in focus. Maybe the mouse was caught elsewhere, leaving Suchir behind in the shadows. But cats don’t judge, no—just observe, always from the edge.

[–] Breezy 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So what type of chatgpt did you use. Because thats so on point i wanna give it a try.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Something tells me he had self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the back of the head.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Three, actually

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

No foul play... I bet there was major evidence of a struggle in his apartment.

[–] Gammelfisch 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What the hell? Is this fucking Russia?

[–] JackFrostNCola 7 points 2 months ago
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