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Nvidia

A public AI chip, GPU, and software-infrastructure company with exceptional margins, strategic compute power, supply-chain exposure, and energy-footprint concerns. Nvidia remains weak because of ecological harm and ideological disavowal, even where the product or service has practical value.

Why this matters: Nvidia concentrates an essential AI infrastructure bottleneck under ordinary shareholder control.

Letter grade D Extractive High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 6, 2026

Final Score 10* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE10 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material19

Bonus+0

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap19

Penalties-9

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Product Integrity, with the largest penalty coming from Ecological Harm.

Strengths

Product Integrity4/5
Labor Sovereignty3/7
Extraction2/10

Penalties

Ecological Harm-5
Policy Capture-3
Ideological Disavowal-1

Evidence state

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims15
Direct axis claims15
Coverage12/12

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	1 / 10	Nvidia publishes annual reports and proxies for a shareholder-governed public company. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 12 scored entries below, 65 tied, 149 above on Ownership. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia publishes annual reports and proxies for a shareholder-governed public company. [4]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	1 / 10	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 2 scored entries below, 68 tied, 156 above on Governance. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia publishes annual reports and proxies as a shareholder-governed public company, so AI infrastructure decisions are made through corporate board and investor channels rather than user, worker, or public governance. [5]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	2 / 10	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 20 scored entries below, 18 tied, 188 above on Extraction. Linked evidence NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia reported extraordinary FY2025 revenue growth and profitability in AI infrastructure, placing it near the extractive end of the margin and infrastructure-bottleneck extraction spectrum despite high product utility. [6]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	3 / 7	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. That places Nvidia in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have some protection or agency, but not enough binding power to control the relationship. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 45 scored entries below, 66 tied, 115 above on Labor Sovereignty. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia's investor materials present employees as a corporate workforce inside a shareholder company, with no public evidence of worker ownership or democratic labor control over AI infrastructure strategy. [7]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	2 / 7	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 31 scored entries below, 49 tied, 146 above on Solidarity with the Unemployed. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia's annual reporting centers rapid AI infrastructure growth and shareholder-facing performance, while the reviewed record does not show durable access protections for people displaced or excluded by AI-driven market shifts. [8]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	2 / 7	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 33 scored entries below, 14 tied, 179 above on Loss-Bearing Fidelity. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia sustainability materials discuss compute efficiency and environmental footprint, but AI infrastructure energy and data-center effects remain partly borne by customers, utilities, communities, and the public. [9]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. That places Nvidia in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 31 scored entries below, 22 tied, 173 above on Market Conduct. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia's investor materials describe a large AI and accelerated-computing platform position, creating customer and ecosystem dependence around proprietary chips, software, and infrastructure. [10]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 61 scored entries below, 72 tied, 93 above on Product Integrity. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia products provide real compute value for graphics, AI, science, and data centers, while proprietary platform dependence and AI-infrastructure concentration affect product trust and downstream autonomy. [11]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	2 / 5	NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. That places Nvidia in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 31 scored entries below, 18 tied, 177 above on Scale Integrity. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] context NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia's rapid AI infrastructure growth gives its products broad practical value while concentrating compute leverage in a private supplier whose scale shapes markets beyond ordinary customer choice. [12]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-5	NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. That warrants a limited Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 21 scored entries below, 11 tied, 194 above on Ecological Harm. Linked evidence context NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth. [1] NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns. [2] context Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage. [3] Nvidia publishes sustainability materials for a compute business whose products affect data-center energy demand and emissions trajectories. [13]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-3	OpenLobby records NVIDIA CORPORATION lobbying on technology, science / technology, defense with about $160K in spending across 3 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional… OpenLobby records NVIDIA CORPORATION lobbying on technology, science / technology, defense with about $160K in spending across 3 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role. That warrants a limited Policy Capture penalty because private institutional pressure is being applied to public rules while affected people cannot democratically govern that agenda. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence OpenLobby records NVIDIA CORPORATION lobbying on technology, science / technology, defense with about $160K in spending across 3 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role. [15]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	Nvidia's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Nvidia shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise,… Nvidia's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Nvidia shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Ideological Disavowal 0 to -3 recalibration: 0 for explicit standpoint or no penalty-level neutrality theater; -1 for bounded softening of contested choices; -2 for strong neutrality theater by a powerful institution; -3 for major gatekeeping or coercive power presented as neutral, necessary, objective, or non-ideological. Uncertainty This recalibration uses public self-presentation and profile evidence; later review should add direct language-analysis evidence for high-impact institutions. Linked evidence Nvidia's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Nvidia shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. [14]

Bonus Credits

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Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 83/100

15 verified linked claims 15 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 12/12 components covered

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Claim confidence 16/20

15 verified linked claims

Source quality 15/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

15 direct claims across 12 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

12/12 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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1NVIDIA reported fiscal 2025 gross margin above 70% and rapid AI infrastructure revenue growth.

Extraction Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 5, 2026

NVIDIA FY2025 financial resultsOfficial self-description · 68%
NVIDIA 2025 Annual ReviewGeneral web source · 58%

2NVIDIA sustainability materials emphasize GPU efficiency for AI workloads while the broader AI infrastructure buildout raises energy and data-center footprint concerns.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 5, 2026

NVIDIA Corporate SustainabilityGeneral web source · 58%
NVIDIA FY2025 Sustainability ReportOfficial self-description · 68%

3Nvidia annual reporting shows a large public-company AI infrastructure business with high revenue growth and gross-margin leverage.

Extraction Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 5, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

4Nvidia publishes annual reports and proxies for a shareholder-governed public company.

Ownership Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 5, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

5Nvidia publishes annual reports and proxies as a shareholder-governed public company, so AI infrastructure decisions are made through corporate board and investor channels rather than user, worker, or public governance.

Governance Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

6Nvidia reported extraordinary FY2025 revenue growth and profitability in AI infrastructure, placing it near the extractive end of the margin and infrastructure-bottleneck extraction spectrum despite high product utility.

Extraction Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 5, 2026

NVIDIA FY2025 financial resultsOfficial self-description · 68%
NVIDIA FY2025 annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

7Nvidia's investor materials present employees as a corporate workforce inside a shareholder company, with no public evidence of worker ownership or democratic labor control over AI infrastructure strategy.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

8Nvidia's annual reporting centers rapid AI infrastructure growth and shareholder-facing performance, while the reviewed record does not show durable access protections for people displaced or excluded by AI-driven market shifts.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

9Nvidia sustainability materials discuss compute efficiency and environmental footprint, but AI infrastructure energy and data-center effects remain partly borne by customers, utilities, communities, and the public.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

NVIDIA sustainabilityGeneral web source · 58%

10Nvidia's investor materials describe a large AI and accelerated-computing platform position, creating customer and ecosystem dependence around proprietary chips, software, and infrastructure.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

11Nvidia products provide real compute value for graphics, AI, science, and data centers, while proprietary platform dependence and AI-infrastructure concentration affect product trust and downstream autonomy.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%
NVIDIA sustainabilityGeneral web source · 58%

12Nvidia's rapid AI infrastructure growth gives its products broad practical value while concentrating compute leverage in a private supplier whose scale shapes markets beyond ordinary customer choice.

Scale Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 13, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%

13Nvidia publishes sustainability materials for a compute business whose products affect data-center energy demand and emissions trajectories.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 5, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia sustainabilityGeneral web source · 58%

14Nvidia's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Nvidia shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

Nvidia official siteGeneral web source · 58%
Nvidia annual reports and proxiesPrimary institutional record · 90%
Nvidia sustainabilityGeneral web source · 58%

15OpenLobby records NVIDIA CORPORATION lobbying on technology, science / technology, defense with about $160K in spending across 3 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role.

Policy Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OpenLobby — NVIDIA CORPORATION lobbying profileGeneral web source · 58%

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