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OpenAI whistleblower’s death deemed suicide (techcrunch.com)
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[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same with Aaron Swartz.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Alright... is there something I don't know. I was not aware that Aaron Swartz' death was a Boeing suicide.

[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Very similar story to the guy above. I mean, very similar!

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago

Except Aaron was being prosecuted for pirating open scientific papers. He was being heavily pressured by the FBI and was facing serious fines and jail time.

It’s less surprising that he took his own life in that situation. I know less about the OpenAI whistleblower, but it seems much more suspicious from here.