Interim CEO Colette Kress opposed $250B OpenAI credit backstop Jensen championed
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-13
The Information reports exclusively that Colette Kress, Nvidia's new interim CEO, previously pushed back on a proposed $250 billion credit backstop for OpenAI that Jensen Huang had championed. Nvidia has poured more than $100 billion into its customers and supply partners. Gary Marcus comments that with "a new sheriff in town, things may be very different," suggesting Nvidia's massive AI betting strategy could shift under Kress.
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