Sex, spies and AI: Jensen Huang resigns from Nvidia
Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia amid a corporate crisis. He was allegedly involved in an extramarital affair with a woman whom US investigators claim is a Chinese spy. Further reports suggest he had a second relationship with a senior executive at the company. These allegations have impacted the business, which is a central player in the artificial intelligence sector. The company is valued at trillions of dollars. The situation is being discussed by journalists on Indo Daily.
A secret affair. Allegations of espionage. A corporate empire worth trillions of dollars hanging in the balance.For years, Jensen Huang was the face of Nvidia, the company at the centre of the artificial intelligence revolution and one of the most powerful businesses on the planet.But, this week, Nvidia was plunged into crisis after claims emerged that Huang had been involved in an extramarital affair with a woman alleged by US investigators to be a Chinese spy. Then came fresh reports of a second alleged relationship with a senior Nvidia executive, deepening the controversy engulfing the company. On today’s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by Elaine Burke, science and technology journalist and host of the For Tech’s Sake podcast, to ask how a secret affair became a national security nightmare.