2026-01-30
> Nik Pash makes racist anti-India comments > Cline fires him > His team quits in protest > OpenAI immediately hires the whole group Morality is clearly optional at the top. [image]
The Information
OpenAI has hired 7+ employees from AI coding startup Cline, including Nik Pash, who left Cline after posting “imagine the smell” on X regarding an xAI hackathon
OpenAI has recently hired more than a half dozen employees from Cline, a startup that develops an open-source …
2026-01-29
> Nik Pash makes racist anti-India comments > Cline fires him > His team quits in protest > OpenAI immediately hires the whole group Morality is clearly optional at the top. [image]
The Information
OpenAI has hired 7+ employees from AI coding startup Cline, including Nik Pash, who left Cline after posting “imagine the smell” on X regarding an xAI hackathon
OpenAI has recently hired more than a half dozen employees from Cline, a startup that develops an open-source …