After NVIDIA announced Jensen Huang's resignation as CEO, several figures in the tech industry publicly responded on social media. Some considered the decision too hasty and acknowledged Huang's long-term contributions to leading the company.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney called it a "sad day" for NVIDIA, developers, the United States, and even all of humanity. He also reviewed Huang's pivotal role from the era of gaming GPUs to CUDA and AI supercomputing.
Elon Musk stated that it would be an honor to hire Jensen Huang and agreed with the view that founders are not easily replaced. Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao bluntly said that NVIDIA made a mistake by having Huang step down.
Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, thanked Jensen Huang for his 33 years of leadership, noting how he grew a small startup into America's most valuable company, and mentioned the personal assistance Huang had provided to entrepreneurs.
Palmer Luckey, Matt Mullenweg, David Heinemeier Hansson, Peter Steinberger, Jason Calacanis, and Lex Fridman also responded. Opinions varied: some advocated for proportionality or waiting for an investigation, while others mainly reflected on Huang's career achievements. Allegations regarding personal relationships tied to this resignation still require independent verification.