NVIDIA's board could fire Jensen, OpenAI's couldn't fire Altman: a governance contrast
eigenrobot · x · 2026-11-15
eigenrobot amplifies a debate about board power contrasts: NVIDIA's board consists of experienced public-company professionals and could theoretically fire Jensen Huang, while OpenAI's board is mocked as dilettantes whose main credential is reading a Harry Potter fanfic — and it couldn't remove Sam Altman. A commentary on governance structures constraining founder power in AI companies.
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