Mystery, Mayhem, and AI: A Mother’s Plea

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A most curious and somewhat tragic tale unfolds, my dear readers, concerning the late Suchir Balaji, a young man of considerable intellect and moral fortitude. His bereaved mother, Poornima Rao, has taken to the digital soapbox to decry the alleged villainy of none other than Sam Altman, the bespectacled impresario of OpenAI.

Our heroine, Ms. Rao, has accused Altman of steering the good ship OpenAI into the treacherous waters of profit-seeking, a direction she insists her son would have found utterly repugnant. “Suchir foresaw the harm to humanity,” she declared on X, the social platform of the moment, “which he writes in his journal. He states ‘I have to somehow stop it’. He went against OpenAI and lost his life.”

“Currently OpenAI is non profit, means humanity owns the AI tech. If it goes to profit then… 😱”— Poornima Rao (@RaoPoornima) March30,2025

Young Balaji, a mere26, was discovered in his San Francisco abode under circumstances most peculiar, the authorities deeming it a self-inflicted tragedy. However, his parents, ever vigilant, have called upon the FBI to unravel what they suspect to be a conspiracy of the most dastardly sort, aimed at silencing their son’s whistleblowing endeavors.

will OpenAI honor its noble beginnings, or are we on the brink of witnessing a corporate conquest of technology that was intended for the betterment of all? Only time, and perhaps a few more tweets, will tell. 🕰️📱

Also read: Portrait of a Whistleblower: Suchir Warned Us About Perils of AI

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2025-03-31 11:17