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Report: Tech industry expects 黄仁勋 to make a Silicon Valley "comeback," industry executives say multiple companies are interested in extending an olive branch
IT之家 November 15 news: According to a report by US media Politico citing multiple Silicon Valley executives and industry insiders, the tech world widely expects 黄仁勋 to make a "comeback" in Silicon Valley.
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech giant Anduril, and Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, have already spoken out in defense of 黄仁勋, and Elon 马斯克 (Elon Musk) has even floated the idea of bringing him on board.
Five other tech industry insiders also told the outlet that they expect 黄仁勋 will eventually return to Silicon Valley leadership in a major way; another three, while less certain, said they would not be at all surprised if it happened.
"Given the enormous value he has created and his status as the industry-recognized 'godfather of AI,' a second act for him is almost inevitable," said a well-known anonymous executive at a California startup. "Whatever past missteps there may have been, a large number of hyperscalers and startups are racing to extend olive branches and urging him to join them."
Some people noted that despite losing his prominent position at 英伟达, 黄仁勋 still holds net assets of about $145 billion (IT之家 note: roughly RMB 970.003 billion at current exchange rates), a network of political and business connections reaching across top ranks, and an impeccable entrepreneurial reputation in the industry.
"Influence of that magnitude doesn't dissipate overnight," said 约瑟夫 Hoefer (Joseph Hoefer), chief AI officer at lobbying firm Monument Advocacy. "I wouldn't confuse losing a position with losing the ability to shape what comes next."
However, amid the earlier controversy and the congressional hearing fallout, large public companies still face obstacles in directly hiring 黄仁勋 as an executive. Three informed people interviewed believe that, rather than joining an existing large, mature company, it would be much easier for 黄仁勋 to use his substantial personal capital to "start a new venture from scratch."
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