"We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time," OpenAI said in a statement.

Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower, died in San Francisco on November 26 in a suspected suicide, according to local authorities. The San Francisco Police Department said they found Balaji dead inside his apartment on Buchanan Street after being called to the property for a well-being check at around 1 p.