Mike Cannon-Brookes on Slow down AI development

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Co-founder and chief executive officer of Atlassian

We tend to take a very textured approach to all that sort of thing. Will we slow down? No, we won't. There's no logical world where I think that happens.

AI Verified (Oct 10, 2026)

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TechRadar, “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, published 10 October 2026. The article identifies Cannon-Brookes as Atlassian CEO and, in the context of slowing AI development, quotes him: “We tend to take a very textured approach to all that sort of thing. Will we slow down? No, we won't. There's no logical world where I think that happens.”

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AI Verified The quote explicitly rejects slowing down; the source context identifies the subject as AI development. This covers the statement and makes opposition clear. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 59min ago

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AI Verified The verified quote rejects slowing AI development; the recorded answer “against” is correct and belongs to the quote author. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 59min ago

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AI Verified TechRadar (10 Oct 2026) identifies Cannon-Brookes as Atlassian CEO and reproduces this wording verbatim in its report on slowing AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 59min ago

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