DOA Six weeks after blowing the whistle on OpenAI's alleged use of copyrighted material in its training data, one of its former researchers has been found dead of an apparent suicide. In a statement to CNBC, a spokesperson for the firm said that OpenAI was "devastated" to hear of the untimely passing of its former employee Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old who died in his San Francisco apartment in recent weeks. "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today," the firm told CNBC, "and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time." According to the […]