Suchana Seth, the CEO of The Mindful AI Lab, an Indian artificial intelligence startup headquartered in Bengaluru, stands accused of the alleged murder of her 4-year-old son, with the child's remains found in her luggage. This discovery has resulted in her arrest in the southern Karnataka state.
Authorities took action after contacting a taxi driver who was transporting Seth. He was directed to bring her to the nearest police station, as reported by Goa police official Paresh Naik. Seth had checked into a hotel in Goa on Saturday, and upon checking out on Monday night, the boy was found to be missing.
Hotel cleaning staff alerted the police after discovering blood stains in Seth's hotel room. North Goa Superintendent of Police Nidhin Valsa stated, "When her luggage was opened, the child's dead body was found," according to Reuters.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged murder remain unclear, but it has been reported that Seth informed the police about her estranged relationship with her husband, with divorce proceedings underway. The husband, who was in Indonesia during the incident, has been requested to return to India for further investigation.
Suchana Seth, aged 39, is described on her company's website as an "AI ethics expert and data scientist with over 12 years of experience." Her LinkedIn page highlights her role as a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University, focusing on ethical machine learning and AI operationalization.
On Harvard's website, it is mentioned that at Berkman, Seth was "studying ways to operationalize ethical machine learning and AI in the industry," with interests in auditing algorithms for fairness, accountability, and transparency in machine learning. The investigation is ongoing, and the details surrounding this tragic incident are still emerging.
