Nvidia's Huang exits, open source AI future uncertain

nvidia ceo jensen huang resigned on thursday amid a scandal involving an alleged affair with a chinese spy. huang had been a strong supporter of open source ai, seeing it as beneficial for safety, innovation, and sovereignty. he had also backed the development of open-weight ai models, such as the nemotron family, and invested in startups like reflection ai and thinking machines lab. huang's departure raises questions about the future of nvidia's support for open source ai, particularly with regards to its $13 billion deal with hugging face. the open source community is concerned that his successor, interim ceo colette kress, may be more cautious in her approach.