‘It's out of our hands anyway’: Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes says there probably isn’t a need to pause AI development despite widespread warnings

Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has said he believes there is no immediate need to slow down development of AI, despite several recent high-profile incidents leading to growing calls for such action.

Speaking to media at the recent Atlassian Team Europe 2026 event, Cannon-Brookes indicated that the company isn't planning any changes to its development lifecycle going forward.

"We tend to take a very textured approach to all that sort of thing," he noted. "Will we slow down? No, we won't…