News of Jensen Huang’s resignation continues to reverberate through the tech world.

From Elon Musk and CZ to Lex Fridman and Palmer Luckey, many tech leaders and industry KOLs have spoken out. Some have bluntly said Nvidia was wrong to let Jensen Huang go; others have compared it to Apple losing Steve Jobs, even suggesting it could become one of the costliest decisions of the AI revolution.

But not everyone is expressing regret. Many have also raised questions about the espionage allegations, geopolitical factors, and the board’s decision-making process.

We’ve gathered the views of 14 prominent tech leaders and industry KOLs on X to see what divisions this controversy has sparked.

1️⃣ Elon Musk @elonmusk (Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI CEO) | XHunt global ranking: 2

Take: It would be an honor to bring Jensen Huang on board.

💡Take: Before the announcement, said, “It would be an honor to hire Jensen Huang.” Afterward, agreed that “founders can’t simply be replaced,” and reposted tributes several times, writing only “Jensen.”

2️⃣ CZ @cz_binance (Binance founder) | XHunt global ranking: 4

Take: It was a mistake for Nvidia to let Jensen Huang resign.

💡Take: Said plainly, “It's a mistake for Nvidia to let Jensen resign.”

3️⃣ Balaji @balajis (former Coinbase CTO) | XHunt global ranking: 8

Take: They shouldn’t force him to resign at such a pivotal moment.

💡Take: Advised the board to “Ride it out and ignore the journos”; otherwise, talent might follow Jensen Huang out the door or even move to TSMC, resulting in a loss for the US.

4️⃣ Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees (ShapeShift founder) | XHunt global ranking: 38

Take: There is no proof of espionage; this dismissal looks more like geopolitics.

💡Take: Pointed out that there is still no evidence that Alice Huang is a Chinese spy; said such a major dismissal without a shareholder vote suggests the real story is geopolitics.

5️⃣ David Sacks @DavidSacks (former PayPal COO) | XHunt global ranking: 69

Take: The espionage narrative is falling apart; the leak itself is what should be investigated.

💡Take: Summarized CNN’s report, noting that the attorney general said “no conclusions have been reached,” the CIA was unconvinced, and the intelligence community thought the response was an overreach; the one confirmed fact is that a classified memo was leaked.

6️⃣ Jason Calacanis @Jason (All-In podcast host) | XHunt global ranking: 185

Take: Shareholders should decide his future after an investigation, not the media.

💡Take: Suggested that shareholders vote on his future after the investigation concludes; if Jensen Huang is cleared, the board should invite him back as chairman or even CEO.

7️⃣ Peter Steinberger @steipete (OpenClaw founder) | XHunt global ranking: 220

Take: Pushing him out was too hasty and doesn’t feel right.

💡Take: Said that if the so-called “spies” were aiming to destabilize one of America’s most successful companies, they had already succeeded. Pushing Jensen out was too hasty and felt very wrong.

8️⃣ Lex Fridman @lexfridman (Lex Fridman Podcast host) | XHunt global ranking: 232

Take: Letting Jensen Huang go would be a huge mistake for America and humanity.

💡Take: Compared it to Apple firing Steve Jobs, saying this has even greater consequences because AI is defining the future. Clearly stated, “I stand with Jensen.”

9️⃣ Palmer Luckey @PalmerLuckey (Anduril founder) | XHunt global ranking: 249

Take: China wants Jensen out, so I want him to stay.

💡Take: Before the announcement, wrote, “China wants Jensen out, so I want him in,” adding that China does not want Nvidia to continue selling chips to China.

🔟 The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter (market analysis account) | XHunt global ranking: 577

Take: This will be the costliest mistake of the AI revolution.

💡Take: Said the board should first conduct a thorough investigation and seek shareholders’ input. There is currently no clear successor, and his departure is a net negative for shareholders; the available intelligence does not prove the espionage allegations.

1️⃣1️⃣ Aravind Srinivas @AravSrinivas (Perplexity CEO) | XHunt global ranking: 1019

Take: Thanked Jensen Huang for 33 years of bold leadership.

💡Take: Praised him for turning a small company into America’s most valuable company, generously helping other founders, and securing a brighter future for America and AI.

1️⃣2️⃣ DHH @dhh (Ruby on Rails founder) | XHunt global ranking: 1281

Take: Firing him is an overreaction and a loss for open-source AI.

💡Take: Said personal matters should be handled by his family and the board, and that abruptly pushing him out is wasteful; urged people to back up open-source model weights while they still can.

1️⃣3️⃣ Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic (Epic Games CEO) | XHunt global ranking: 1338

Take: A sad day for Nvidia, developers, America, and all of humanity.

💡Take: Praised Nvidia as one of the few companies that has both scaled up and continued to innovate, and reposted a post questioning how the media turned rumors into “intelligence facts” to push out a founder.

1️⃣4️⃣ Clément Delangue @ClementDelangue (Hugging Face CEO) | XHunt global ranking: 1457

Take: A sad day, but still bullish on Nvidia.

💡Take: Lamented, “It’s a really sad day!” while noting that Nvidia’s culture of “distributed leadership and embracing chaos” would allow the company to keep running even without Jensen Huang.