The San Francisco Police Department has reportedly changed the status of the Suchir Balaji case from closed to "open and active investigation", the San Francisco Standard reported adding that the department declined to share a full incident report. Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco, months after accusing OpenAI of violating laws while developing ChatGPT. His death was ruled a suicide after the San Francisco Police Department found no evidence of 'foul play'.
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