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    Dick Wolf fires “Law & Order” spin-off writer for online posts

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    This Oct. 16, 2017 file photo shows Dick Wolf at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 27th Anniversary Gala in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    A TV writer who has worked on "S.W.A.T." and "Chicago P.D." was fired from an upcoming "Law & Order" spin-off because of online posts about social unrest in Los Angeles.

    Craig Gore was dropped from NBC's "Law & Order: Organized Crime" by franchise creator Dick Wolf.

    "I will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief. I am terminating Craig Gore immediately," Wolf said in a statement.

    An attorney for Gore didn't immediately respond Tuesday to a request for comment. NBC declined to comment.

    In a post circulated on social media Tuesday and captioned "Curfew…" Gore is shown holding a firearm. In another post, he wrote that famed Sunset Boulevard was being "looted two blocks from me," and added, "You think I won't light (expletive) up who are are trying to (expletive) w/ my property I worked all my life for? Think again."

    As with other U.S. cities, Los Angeles has seen both peaceful protests and violence in the streets following the of George Floyd on May 25. A bystander's video showed a since-charged white police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes, even when he had stopped moving.

    Christopher Meloni, the former "Law & Order: SVU" star who will head the cast of "Law & Order: Organized Crime," pushed back against online critics that referred to Gore as an executive producer, or showrunner, on the new series.

    "Truth: Matt Olmstead is my Showrunner," Meloni said online. "I have gotten no word on ANY hirings I have no idea who this person is or what they do."

    Olmstead is a veteran producer and writer whose credits include "Chicago P.D.," which is part of another Wolf series franchise.

    Ice-T of "Law & Order: SVU" tipped his hat to Wolf in a post Tuesday.

    "The Big Boss is cleaning house… RESPECT," the actor and musician wrote.

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    Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. (Balaji Ramamurthy via AP)

    Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.

    Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products.

    "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," said a statement from OpenAI.

    Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said "appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation." The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.

    His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a "happy, smart and brave young man" who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends.

    Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT.

    "Suchir's contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn't have succeeded without him," said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what... Read More

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