The Human Behind the Leather Jacket
Jensen Huang. AI-generated illustration based on a photograph. When I first saw the news about Jensen Huang, I almost scrolled past it. Another achievement for Nvidia, I thought. Another statement about AI. His name has become so closely associated with both that I expected little else. When my wife asked whether I had seen the reports, I dismissed them. “You know, everything is fake news these days. Don’t believe everything you read.” It was an easy response. Perhaps too easy. Was I questioning the reports, or was I reluctant to believe something troubling about someone I admired? Then, over the weekend, came his letter to Nvidia employees , acknowledging that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologizing to his family and colleagues. That was difficult to read. His resignation followed a few days later. I have followed Nvidia since the late nineties, when desktop computers ...
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