In brief
- Nvidia announced Jensen Huang’s resignation on Thursday and named CFO Colette Kress interim CEO; shares plunged at the opening bell.
- Binance founder CZ, Venice AI founder Erik Voorhees, and prominent AI builders criticized the departure, with some warning about the future of open-weight models.
- Claims of an anti-open-source conspiracy remain unproven, while Elon Musk said hiring Huang would be “an honor.”
Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang is out as CEO after 33 years, and some of the loudest names in crypto and artificial intelligence think the company just made a spectacular mistake.
On Thursday, Nvidia confirmed Huang’s resignation as president, CEO, and board member, and named longtime finance chief Colette Kress interim…
