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jmyeet | on: Jensen Huang resigns
There is zero possibility than Jensen Huang faces any serious consequences for this. NVidia is too big and Huang is too wealthy. This administration in particular would never prosecute that. And, even if they did, a pardon is only $1-3 million anyway.

I believe it was the affair with the married subordinate that was the real problem. There's a huge amount of legal exposure for NVidia with that. With the Chinese spy he can portray himself as the victim. As I've said elsewhere, with billionaire corporate security and the support of the US government, It's astounding to me that this happened at all.

Also I'm reminded of this quote [1]:

> If you find two ants in your kitchen, the best estimate of the total number of ants in your kitchen is not two

[1]: https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2084856543561093535

adev_ | parent | next
> I believe it was the affair with the married subordinate that was the real problem. There's a huge amount of legal exposure for NVidia with that

For someone not familiar with American law: How the fuck is that a bigger problem than the Chinese spy ?

Is there any explicit rules at NVidia forbidding that in a code of conduct somewhere ?

yesb | root | parent
It's not. That's a strange statement to make, particularly the emphasis on "married". It seems that person is implying that if a married woman participated in the affair, it was due to coercion. A sexual harassment lawsuit would mainly be a liability in the court of public opinion.
xnx | parent | next
Being fired seems like a serious consequence.
bossyTeacher | parent | next
> I believe it was the affair with the married subordinate that was the real problem

You really think Nvidia would let Huang go (without a replacement matching his skills, experience and knowledge in the field) because he cheated with an employee? It is the spy affair while Huang promoted an open export policy.

Plus thanks to Huang, Nvidia is now under investigation by federal agencies.

None of them care about a CEO cheating.

Also, being fired from the company you founded is a serious consequence.

lightedman | parent
"There is zero possibility than Jensen Huang faces any serious consequences for this."

Hah. He doesn't have a prenup. That's going to lead to serious enough consequences for him in divorce court.