Lex Fridman breaks silence: NVIDIA dropping Jensen Huang is a huge mistake for America
lexfridman · x · 2026-11-13
Lex Fridman publicly addresses NVIDIA's decision to part ways with Jensen Huang over a personal infidelity scandal, calling it "a huge mistake, for America and for humanity" and comparing it to Apple firing Steve Jobs — "but much bigger, given the role of AI."
He says he stayed quiet out of respect for Huang's family and team. Drawing on years of private interactions, he describes Huang's rare humility and kindness toward everyone, including strangers from the poorest parts of society, and notes he has heard only positive accounts from roughly a thousand engineers, CEOs, and colleagues.
Responding to earlier "spy talk," he insists Huang is "as proud an American as it gets," says he is shocked by the "mass hysteria," and closes with "I stand with Jensen."
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