Suchir Balaji, 26, a former OpenAI employee who accused the company of illegally using data to train ChatGPT, was found dead in his apartment. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide. 

Balazi rose to prominence after publicly claiming that OpenAI was violating U.S. copyright law by using protected data without permission from its owners. He also claimed that the company's actions were harming the businesses and entrepreneurs whose data was used to create the neural network. 

The allegations have sparked widespread controversy. However, OpenAI has responded by saying that it trains its models solely on publicly available data and has denied any wrongdoing. 

Balazi's death has raised additional questions and suspicions. Despite police findings that there is no evidence of foul play, his relatives and activists question the official version, citing his recent statements and media activity.