Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, raising open-model questions
Original title: Jensen Huang’s exit puts Nvidia’s support for open source in question
CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO while a reported $13 billion Hugging Face deal remains unfinished.
TechCrunch reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after admitting an affair with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive described as an alleged Chinese spy. Huang had backed open-weight models, including Nvidia’s Nemotron family, investments in Reflection AI and Thinking Machines Lab, a $6 billion Poolside license, and a letter against tighter US limits on open-weight models. Nvidia has not finalized a reported $13 billion deal for Hugging Face, and TechCrunch said it had asked Nvidia for comment.
Unconfirmed: The spy allegation is reported as alleged, Nvidia has not commented, and the Hugging Face acquisition is not finalized.
- Colette Kress, Nvidia’s CFO, was named interim CEO.
- Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue said the company would keep fighting for open source.
- Nvidia agreed to pay $6 billion for a non-exclusive Poolside technology license.
- Huang’s open letter was signed by 25 companies, including Microsoft, Meta, IBM and Palantir.
- The article says Google and OpenAI are among customers building their own chips.
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Jensen Huang’s resignation raises questions about Nvidia’s commitment to open-source AI, including its Hugging Face acquisition, open-weight models, and advocacy against restrictions, as the company navigates a leadership transition.
By Rebecca Bellan · techcrunch.com
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