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The issue isn’t a moral one from a a company perspective, it’s a conflict of interests issue.

Dating a customer and subordinate potentially undermines objectivity in customer pricing, customer chip access, promotions, performance, etc. That’s why it’s explicitly forbidden in Nvidia (and most companies) code of conduct

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this is like a theory and practice situation. in theory this is conflict of interest issue possibly undermines objectivity and so on. in practice Nvidia thrives and the man is a substantial reason of this. removing him will be plain stupid from the point of view of the company's performance.
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Company success has nothing to do with the conflicts of interest above though.
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Why should we assume corporate codes are morally just though? I do not. In fact I would argue this is evidence that company codes are in a general sense draconian and/or disconnected from social reality under capitalism, etc.
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Many (most?) companies have specific policies against romantic relationships in the office, especially with subordinates.

It isn't necessarily about morality if there are rules in place that all employees, c-suite or otherwise, are expected to follow.

I don't know Nvidia internal policy, but assuming their HR policies include such a stipulation it shouldn't be treated as a "rules for thee, not me for" situation.

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> As bad as cheating is morally, we don't really know how his wife feels or if they had some open relationship type arrangement, [...]

If that's the case and she backs him up on this, then it's sordid but not cheating and _that_ part of the scandal can be overlooked, but espionage is a different matter.

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Assuming the second affair claims are legit, he was also having an affair with a subordinate. That's a huge violation of many corporations' policies, for the average worker I'd expect its an immediate termination offense.
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> but espionage is a different matter

What evidence have you seen that espionage has taken place? I've seen people speculating about espionage, but very little evidence to back this up.

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People frequently accept that their spouse has an affair as long as it's not in their face. Basically a tacit arrangement that is never talked about.
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That matters I would think. A concern for a powerful person is whether knowledge of an affair could give someone else leverage. If you are keeping up appearances then that signals appearance (and secrets) have value.
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The espionage allegations are against China though, not against him. He is the alleged victim.
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Having your house unknowingly bugged by a spy makes you a victim. Having an affair with a spy, in what now appears to be a broader pattern of questionable ethical behavior, not so much.
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If your lover gets recruited by a spy agency you are a victim of spying.

The ethics of having an affair depend entirely on the relationship between the people involved. I can't pass judgement on that in general. Having an affair with customers or subordinates can be problematic, but I wouldn't call it unethical. In any event, it is completely separate from the spying allegations.

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I think espionage claims are overrated. Politicians made up a trade war that scientists and engineers never wanted in the first place.
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I mean it’s complicated, and I wouldn’t say scientists and engineers get much credibility on foreign policy decisions, it’s not their domain
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I'd say it is much more their domain than that of the politicians who have no idea how the technology being restricted is used or built.
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Huh I didn’t know the board knew about the Powell case. I was wondering why all the affair stories were coming out at once.
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It's not that boards don't care about the affairs, they prefer to keep it in their back pocket when a takeover is planned.
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Yeah I mean they don't seem to care about the moral implications or view it as poor judgement like some people here say, or else they would act when they find out. They just see ammunition..
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If I were on the board and considering firing Jensen, I’d first maneuver to sell all my shares ASAP.
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That would be illegal
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By the way that is an interesting insider trading question.

You didn’t get a tip or give anyone a tip. You are not the only one whose decision affects the outcome. However you choose to divest yourself of shares by selling them, and then bring it up.

I am not a securities lawyer or an expert on case law. But would the board member be able to file a Form 4 and sell shares, before their actions that may affect the company?

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Even knowing that the board is considering to fire him should fall under insider trading. Its one thing to speculate on board actions, its another to be on the board and know what you or other members may be planning to do.
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> if they had some open relationship type arrangement

His public statement about hurting his family suggests they did not.

If I was in his position and I did, my statement would be something like "We're not monogamous, and we're both content with that arrangement. That was meant to stay private, and I'm sorry it came to public attention".

Then I'm just eccentric instead of an asshole.

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I think some people who are in open relationships of various sorts would handle it the way he did. Some amount of women are at least willing to tolerate a one-sided open relationship so long as it does not result in public humiliation. Most people in an open relationship, either partially or fully open, do not publicly advertise it as it's non-conventional.
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> As bad as cheating is morally, we don't really know how his wife feels

Polymarket prices in a 32% chance of divorce by end of March which is about a third of his chances of getting fired over the same timespan, so...

https://polymarket.com/event/jensen-huang-divorce-in-2026

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Gamblers aren't known for being particularly rational, so I don't know why this would provide any insight at all. It's just gambling.
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> Polymarket prices

WHO CARES. sorry, I don't meant to be mad at you. But we need to stop using the wisdom of the crowd when such crowd is... that crowd.

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