Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, September 28, 2026
Contrary to some predictions, Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes asserted that artificial intelligence is actually driving increased usage of his company's products. He explained that AI agents and tools are enhancing the speed and reliability of processes, prompting more emphasis on human judgment and oversight.
“Uh, that's why agents and AI and other things, they're going to increase the speed of those processes.”
“In a lot of ways, they will increase the reliability, the quality, the consistency of output of certain processes.”
“how AI is actually increasing the usage of Atlassian's tools, and what all this might look like a few years from now.”