Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Threatens to Fire Engineers over AI Coding Assistants in a Week

Coinbase CEO reveals 40% of the company’s code is AI generated as critics label it ‘red flag’ - Coin Surges

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said nearly half of the exchange’s daily code output is now written by artificial intelligence amid a growing reliance on machine-generated development. In a Sept. 3 post on X, Armstrong revealed that about 40% of code produced at Coinbase already comes from AI tools and predicted that the figure would surpass 50% by October 2025. However, Armstrong clarified that AI-generated code is not uniformly applied across the…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong threatens to fire engineers over AI coding assistants in a week

Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong said he gave engineers at the cryptocurrency exchange just one week to adopt AI coding assistants, warning that those who failed to do so would lose their jobs. Speaking with Stripe co-founder John Collison on the Cheeky Point podcast in late August, Armstrong talked about how he personally insisted every engineer should begin using GitHub Copilot and Cursor within a week. Brian Armstrong and John Collis…

Coinbase CEO wants 50% of the platform written by AI

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says he wants to boost the amount of AI-written code on his platform from 40% to 50%, threatening to fire employees who won’t use AI coding. Brian Armstrong is currently pushing Coinbase into an artificial intelligence-fueled…

Coinbase CEO Says Engineers Were Fired for Skipping AI Tools

Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong says some engineers were fired for not adopting AI tools.  He spoke about the policy on John Collison’s podcast, Cheeky Pint, last week. The message was direct and clear: Use AI. Move fast. Or step aside. Armstrong said adoption had moved too slowly. Teams planned a gradual rollout, but […] The post Coinbase CEO Says Engineers Were Fired for Skipping AI Tools appeared first on AutoGPT.

Coinbase CEO: Developers who don’t use AI will be fired

Last week, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong appeared on Stripe co-founder John Collison’s podcast “Cheeky Pint” to discuss issues across the cryptocurrency market and internal Coinbase insights. One particularly noteworthy point was his discussion of AI adoption and utilization. According to Armstrong, Coinbase required its internal engineers to onboard and use AI coding tools Cursor and Copilot, and Armstrong personally questioned employees who fai…

Coinbase CEO Defends Firing Engineers Who Hesitated to Adopt AI

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed that several engineers were dismissed after refusing to adopt AI coding assistants, despite the company purchasing enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor. Speaking on Stripe co-founder John Collison’s “Cheeky Pint” podcast, Armstrong said he was surprised at initial resistance to the tools, which he sees as essential to the future of software development. Some managers had warned Armstrong that ad…