Atlassian CEO predicts future move to Chinese AI, unveils upgrades - AFR

Technology Software Print article Zoe Samios Technology reporter Oct 7, 2026 – 6.00pm Atlassian co-founder and chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes says he expects customers to become increasingly comfortable using publicly available Chinese artificial intelligence models, but is waiting for market sentiment to shift before deploying them in his own company. At a conference in Amsterdam on Wednesday (AEST), the Nasdaq-listed tech giant announced it had overhauled its model context protocol server – a software program that operates like a universal adaptor to connect AI agents such as ChatGPT and Claude with Atlassian’s products. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More Software Atlassian Mike Cannon-Brookes OpenAI Fetching latest articles