An open letter to the Nvidia Board of Directors

The discussion centers on an appeal asking Nvidia’s board to support Jensen Huang, against allegations that he had affairs with employees, including a subordinate and a woman described as a foreign spy, and knowingly sold embargoed chips to China. Several commenters argued that the alleged China dealings and spy connection would amount to disastrous judgment and a serious counterintelligence risk. Others focused on the workplace relationship: even without the spy allegation, they said, a leader’s affair with a subordinate is an abuse of judgment and should have consequences. Some ridiculed the appeal’s sign-up page, warning that its hidden ownership and requests for employees’ identifying details could expose Nvidia staff to surveillance or phishing.

Commenters disagreed over how much weight to give the allegations. One cautioned that neither the spy connection nor knowing sales of embargoed chips had been confirmed; others replied that circumstantial evidence was strong, or that the subordinate affair alone justified concern. A separate commenter pushed back on treating sex itself as the scandal, arguing that the relevant questions were whether Huang collaborated with anyone or showed compromised judgment. The comments also included jokes about spycraft and blackmail, contrasting the seriousness some saw in the alleged security risks with the view that an affair, by itself, was not the central issue.