Open door message from Musk to Jensen Huang

Elon Musk said it would be an honor for him to hire Nvidia founder Jensen Huang. Musk wrote these words in response to an X post that suggested Huang be offered a job if he left Nvidia. That same day, about 12 hours after Musk's message, Huang resigned from all his positions at Nvidia.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk's message came after the news that Nvidia's board of directors was discussing a future without Huang. Musk stated that it would be an honor for him to add Huang to his staff.

Huang resigned today as CEO, president and board member, effective immediately. Nvidia's interim CEO was chief financial officer Colette Kress.

Huang has been under pressure in recent weeks over allegations about his private life. It was first revealed that he was having an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China. It was later claimed that he had an affair with a manager who worked directly under him. It is stated that this person is Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of health.

Musk also stood by Huang when rumors of espionage emerged. At the time, Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire wrote that Huang "did something stupid, but he had no malicious intent and is irreplaceable for America's AI leadership." Musk responded to this post by saying "I agree".

The two people have known each other for at least 10 years. They were among those who attended US President Donald Trump's visit to China at the beginning of this year. In a post he made in March 2026, Musk wrote that he found Nvidia's market value justified and said that Tesla and SpaceX would continue to purchase Nvidia chips on a large scale.

Nvidia is a major supplier of Tesla's artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company's graphics processors are used in training the artificial intelligence models developed by Tesla for autonomous driving and robotics. Nvidia also provides computing technology to Tesla's driver assistance systems.

On the other hand, Tesla continues to develop its own chips to reduce its dependence on Nvidia. In other words, the two companies are both partners and competitors to some extent. It is unclear whether Musk's offer is serious or not, but Huang's next step will be one of the most curious questions in the technology world.