A petition calling on Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang appears to have attracted more than 115,000 signatures as of Saturday afternoon, TechCrunch reported. The petition website said signers include 5,965 current Nvidia employees, 1,108 former employees and 63,063 shareholders. Notable supporters include Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Replit CEO Amjad Masad and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.
The petition says its signers are "concerned that Jensen was removed without meaningful due process" and asks the board to "bring him back while an independent investigation establishes the facts." It also calls for a fair investigation and more information for the public.
TechCrunch describes Huang as ousted and reports that he resigned on Thursday, several days after confessing to a relationship with a chip executive identified by U.S. intelligence as a suspected Chinese spy. Nvidia appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent replacement. Nvidia's stock fell 2% on Friday, and TechCrunch says Huang's departure is expected to leave a big gap in AI industry funding.
