Ghost in the Machine

Wired Magazine is running the tale of Chris McKinstry and Pushpinder Singh, two AI researchers, both Canadian, from completely different backgrounds, who eventually took their lives in very similar ways. McKinstry had a history of suicidal attempts, and struggled for legitimacy in the academic world. Singh had a privileged upbringing that culminated in a doctorate from MIT and landing a job working alongside his mentor, Marvin Minsky. Both shared similar theories of AI, and both pursued similar research. Both committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. There probably isn't much more to their stories, but both read like a work of fiction, begging for something deeper to be there. And maybe there is.