With Jensen gone, open models lose their biggest advocate
HarveenChadha · x · 2026-11-12
Following news of Jensen Huang stepping down as Nvidia CEO, commentators note that "open models just lost their biggest advocate." Under Huang, Nvidia poured GPUs, open software stacks, and direct funding into the open-source AI ecosystem — and his departure raises questions about whether that support will continue at the same scale.
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