387: His Parents Demand Answers... Did OpenAI Cover-Up Suchir Balaji's Death?
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🗓️ 2 April 2026
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Intro 0:00
Suchir's Early Life 7:31
A Promising Early Career 14:090
Troubles Arise 18:51
Leaving OpenAI 21:40
The Issue with AI Copyright Infringement 31:55
Death of Human Creation? 35:24
Suchir Goes Missing... Then Found 47:40
Suspicions Abound 53:34
The First Interview 1:02:57
Straight Up Accusations 1:08:10
Stoking the Flames 1:16:47
Lack of Conclusions 1:20:34
Final Thoughts & Outro 1:24:11
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| 0:53.8 | Hello. Hello. Happy to be here. We're happy to have you. And Janelle's here, and Ian. Hello. Hello, happy to be here. |
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| 1:11.8 | But nevertheless, a very important one at that. |
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