Behind Jensen Huang's Resignation: Multiple "Coincidences" and Funding Networks Point to Anthropic

BlockBeats news, November 13 - Recently, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang announced his resignation due to personal scandal and pressure from the U.S. Congress over chip export controls. This event, which shook the AI era, began on November 4 when three House committee chairmen jointly wrote to Jensen Huang requesting a closed-door briefing, followed by the Senate Banking Committee demanding his appearance at a public hearing on December 3. However, as the matter escalated, multiple media outlets and bloggers reviewed public records and found that behind this "hunt" targeting Jensen Huang, there appears to be a complex web of interests pointing to his biggest competitor — AI model company Anthropic.

Public information reveals a series of noteworthy "coincidences." The journalists who reported on Jensen Huang's scandal have long-standing ties to Anthropic, and among the first members of Congress to call for an investigation, figures like Mast and Moolenaar had just previously received advertising boosts from political organizations supported by massive Anthropic donations. Money trails show that Anthropic had donated a total of $40 million to Public First Action, an organization promoting AI policy, which then transferred funds to multiple super PACs to support conservative lawmakers advocating strict restrictions on chip exports to China. In addition, the three well-known think tanks providing the policy basis for related technology controls on China had major endowment funding originating from Anthropic's early investors.

Although public records cannot directly prove that Anthropic orchestrated the actions against Jensen Huang, from the perspective of profit motives, the two companies have clashed for years over "whether to sell high-end chips to China." Anthropic strongly advocates tightening export controls, while Jensen Huang warned that such a move would harm America's technological leadership. As a potential beneficiary, Anthropic occupies a delicate position in this matter. But there is also a counterargument: Nvidia is a major shareholder of Anthropic and has committed tens of billions of dollars in investment, and it would not be wise to bring down a major shareholder at a moment when Anthropic itself is sprinting toward an IPO. This hearing not only changed Jensen Huang's personal fate but may also become a turning point that reshapes the landscape of the U.S. AI industry and the direction of policy.

For the detailed report, see "Is It Anthropic That Pushed Jensen Huang Toward the Hearing?"