By Elizabeth Knight
Publication Date: 2026-03-12 04:57:00
Last year, Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar praised the benefits of artificial intelligence as he advocated for changes to copyright law in a way that would suit AI companies.
Farquhar, chair of the Tech Council of Australia, pushed for a broader definition of “fair use” of creative and intellectual property of others, such as artists.
On request 7.30am If it would be fair for AI to replicate Atlassian’s own software products, Farquhar replied: “If it was a new and novel method, then that’s fair.”
On Thursday, we saw some of the impact of AI on Atlassian’s products when the company announced major job cuts. When Atlassian’s 16,000 employees opened their laptops on Thursday morning, a 20-minute moment of…
