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[–] renzev 20 points 1 day 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?

[–] Gammelfisch 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What the hell? Is this fucking Russia?

[–] JackFrostNCola 6 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day 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 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Whatever the standard non-signed in version is. You might also tell it to speak hypothetically and like a cat or something else silly

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

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Three, actually

[–] [email protected] 155 points 2 days 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] 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 93 points 2 days 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 12 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It was the Basilisk!

Woooooooo

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 203 points 3 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day 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.

[–] seejur 63 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Valmond 83 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Whistles, a gateway to suicide.

[–] [email protected] 149 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] DandomRude 77 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That’s a scary thought

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days 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 1 day ago

What do you think this is, Russia?

[–] just_another_person 39 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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.

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