Atlassian CEO Cites AI Shift When Announcing Plan To Shed 1,600 Jobs An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs or a 10th of its global workforce, joining rivals in slashing staffing to cope with the advent of AI and a broader post-Covid industry slowdown. Australian billionaire founder Mike Cannon-Brookes explained the reductions in a staff memo, while also announcing his chief technology officer was leaving the Sydney-based company. "It would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn't change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas," Cannon-Brookes said. "It does." <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Atlassian+CEO+Cites+AI+Shi…" rel="nofollow"><img src=""></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fslashd…" rel="nofollow"><img src=""></a> https://slashdot.org/story/26/03/12/0722207/atlassian-ceo… at Slashdot. https://slashdot.org/story/26/03/12/0722207/atlassian-ceo…