Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, came under fire after publicly admitting that he had been involved in an affair. He apologized for the act, but as problematic as it may be from a moral standpoint, Jensen nevertheless found himself in a different kind of trouble since he had the affair with a Chinese woman, Alice Huang, whom the U.S. government suspects of being a Chinese spy and thus extracting confidential information from Jensen and sending it to China.
You are probably aware that Jensen himself works closely with the top man of the USA, Donald Trump, which immediately makes this affair a hundred times bigger. When you add to that the fact that he is the CEO of the company that became the most valuable in the world in the era of artificial intelligence, it becomes clear why the company itself also launched an investigation against its boss.
The company's Board of Directors confirmed the news in a statement and stated that it is looking into certain suspicions according to which Huang was "the target of a foreign intelligence service's operations." Back at the end of October, news appeared in the New York Times that Jensen had cheated on his wife with a person suspected of being involved in a Chinese espionage operation.
"I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children," Jensen said. "There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry. Regarding the national security concerns raised in news reports, Nvidia's Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation," he added. "I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting Nvidia and supporting America's national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American."
Nvidia stated: "The NVIDIA Board is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation.
"The Board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders. While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information.
"Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it. The Board has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team and will provide further updates as appropriate."
Some members of the U.S. Congress will also conduct a separate investigation into the case themselves, so we will see what awaits Jensen. One interesting fact for the end is that Jensen and Alice share the same last name, but they are not related.
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