In an interview this week, Suchir Balaji’s mother and father expressed confusion and shock over his sudden passing, expressing doubt their son could have died by suicide, as determined by the county medical examiner. The family hired an expert to perform an independent autopsy, but has yet to release the report’s findings.

Suchir Balaji, a former Artificial Intelligence researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment last month.

Although it was determined a former OpenAI researcher known to be a whistleblower died by suicide in San Francisco, his parents have reportedly hired an expert to perform an independent autopsy.

The family of OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco, has hired an independent investigator despite the Medical Examiner ruling his death a suicide.