The autopsy report of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji has recently been delivered to his family. However, Balaji's family is skeptical about the conclusion that it was a suicide and has sent a strange hair sample found in his apartment to a laboratory for testing.
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According to a report jointly released by the city coroner and police, investigators found no evidence or information at the scene to determine that Balaji's cause and manner of death were suicide; the cause of death was ruled as a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. However, Balaji's mother, Poornima Ramarao, has insisted that things are not as simple as they seem, especially regarding the report's claim that her son was alone in his apartment with no signs of struggle or forced entry.
Ramarao posted on social media about several inconsistencies in the medical report, seemingly referring to her earlier mention of a synthetic hair with bloodstains found in Balaji's apartment after his death. She stated that she and her family have sent this hair for further testing.
