Coinbase CEO fires engineers who refused to adopt AI tools, “We’re leaning as hard as we can”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently revealed that he fired engineers who refused to adopt AI coding tools, even after the crypto-exchange platform bought enterprise licenses for AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Cursor.

Brian Armstrong appeared on the podcast Cheeky Pint with Stripe President John Collison on Wednesday. Speaking about AI usage at Coinbase, he said, “We’re leaning as hard as we can.” 

The company has also set a strict one-week deadline to learn AI tools and direct CEO oversight for non-compliance, showing how seriously tech…