Jensen Huang Resignation Sparks 7 Million-View AI Meme Wave
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 12
Jensen Huang Resignation Sparks 7 Million-View AI Meme Wave
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 12
Summary
Jensen Huang’s resignation after back-to-back cheating scandals has triggered a surge of AI-generated memes that recast the Nvidia co-founder in music videos, films and viral internet moments.
One Coldplay kiss-cam parody made by Belgian engineer Peter Dedene drew more than 1 million impressions overnight and nearly 7 million by Thursday after swapping in Huang and Alice Huang.
Creators said the clips were easy to make: AI consultant Thomas Unise used four Google images and an open-source tool to insert Huang into Usher’s “Confessions, Pt. II.” in about five minutes.
Another Matrix-themed meme topped 6 million views on X, underscoring how quickly consumer AI video tools have improved and how Nvidia’s own chip-driven boom now powers jokes about its former figurehead.
Many posts were labeled as AI-generated, but creators said viewers still asked whether they were real, highlighting both the memes’ realism and the technology’s widening reach.