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Coinbase CEO says he 'went rogue' and fired some employees who didn't adopt AI

https://www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-ceo-fired-employees-not-using-ai-tools-onboarding-2025-8
9•AlexeyBrin•2h ago

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1970-01-01•2h ago
Sounds like a case of using oil to wash away a soap spill.
bediger4000•2h ago
As I understand it, Coinbase will now definitely include wrong/hallucinationed info in their articles, and the articles will be blander and have less of a unique voice. Win-win situation, he's earned his yearly bonus.
Plasmoid•14m ago
What an absolute sociopath
mooreds•8m ago
I read the article. He didn't fire someone for not adopting AI, but rather for not even having a good reason not to onboard into an AI tool for a week.

> [he told] engineers that they didn't have to use the tools on a daily basis yet but "at least onboard by the end of the week."

Would you be fired if you refused to set up a tool (not AI, any tool) that your CEO said you were going to use in the future? And that the company was investing it?

I don't know, but there'd surely be some repercussion.