# 387: His Parents Demand Answers... Did OpenAI Cover-Up Suchir Balaji's Death?

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Published: 2026-04-02T15:00:00+00:00
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RocketMoney: Start saving today at https://rocketmoney.com/milehigher and keep track of how you spend your money! 988 Lifeline Call or text: 988 Chat online: 988 Lifeline Chat https://988lifeline.org/ Available: 24/7, free, and confidential 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 Mile Higher Media website: https://milehigher.com/ Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/ Mile Higher Merch: milehighermerch.com Check out our other podcasts! The Sesh https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4X Lights Out https://bit.ly/3n3Gaoe Planet Sleep https://linktr.ee/planetsleep Join our official FB group! https://bit.ly/3kQbAxg MHP YouTube: http://bit.ly/2qaDWGf Are You Subscribed On Apple Podcast & Spotify?! Support MHP by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcast :) https://apple.co/2H4kh58 MHP Topic Request Form: https://forms.gle/gUeTEzL9QEh4Hqz88 You can follow us on all the things: @milehigherpod Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MileHigher Hosts: Kendall: @kendallraeonyt IG: http://instagram.com/kendallraeonyt YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/kendallsplace Josh: @milehigherjosh IG: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherjosh Producers: Janelle: @janelle_fields_ IG: https://www.instagram.com/janelle_fields_/ Ian: @ifarme IG: https://www.instagram.com/ifarme/ Tom: @cinematomgrapher IG: https://www.instagram.com/cinematomgrapher/ Podcast sponsor inquiries: adops@audioboom.com ✉ Send U…

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