Musk and other tech executives sign joint petition calling on Nvidia to restore Jensen Huang's position
Elon Musk, other tech execs sign petition calling on Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang
As of Saturday afternoon, the petition demanding that Nvidia restore CEO Jensen Huang's position had gathered more than 115,000 signatures, including 5,965 current Nvidia employees, 1,108 former employees and 63,063 shareholders; Musk, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan and others were also among the supporters. The petition states that the signers are concerned that Jensen Huang was removed without substantive due process, and demands that the board reinstate him while an independent investigation establishes the facts, conduct a fair investigation, and provide more information to the public. Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday, four days after he admitted to an extramarital affair with a chip executive suspected by U.S. intelligence agencies of being a Chinese spy; other reports said he had multiple extramarital affairs. Nvidia has appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO; the company's stock fell 2% on Friday, and his departure is expected to leave a large gap in funding supply for the AI industry.
The number of co-signers and the participation of executives such as Musk show that Jensen Huang's departure has sparked controversy in the industry, and the report expects his departure to leave a funding gap for the AI industry.