Ahead of his departure, Jensen Huang acted out of character, confessing "I'm an asshole" and expressing self-blame.

In the final hours before Jensen Huang stepped down from NVIDIA (NVDA), his once domineering, micromanaging management style had seemingly vanished. By the end, Huang looked completely broken and drained, with his legendary vigor all but gone. According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, after weeks of denying allegations of an extramarital affair and fighting to retain his CEO position, Huang ultimately resigned late Wednesday local time. At that time, he no longer displayed his usual take-charge demeanor, instead frequently using phrases like "whatever" and "I don't care". For decades, Huang had personally driven NVIDIA’s growth into a multi-trillion-dollar AI chip giant. He micromanaged every detail from chip architecture to entry-level employee compensation, holding immense control over the company’s operations. But for those present at the time, he had given up the fight. According to people who have spoken with Huang in recent days, he has shown signs of remorse, even harshly criticizing himself with vulgar language like "I'm an asshole". He stated that at this stage, he no longer cares about his final outcome. His current top concern is his wife, and avoiding "destroying the lives of the multiple women now publicly linked to him in romantic relationships".