I watched Jensen Huang speak 9 days before his resignation. Two things stand out now.

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Jensen Huang's management style helped build Nvidia. After his exit, a conference appearance raises fresh questions about its future.

Nine days before Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO, I sat near the front row at a San Francisco conference and watched him discuss the future of AI. Two things struck me that day. Both seem more significant now. First, Huang wasn't wearing his famous black leather jacket. Instead, as you can see in the photo I took, he wore a dark fabric zip-up. At the time, I thought it was funny. His jacket had become such a recognizable part of his image that seeing him without it was a bit jarring. Now, with revelations about his extramarital affairs and allegations involving a possible Chinese spy, I wonder whether the wardrobe change meant something.

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