Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’

Some companies reportedly using leaderboards for employees who used the most AI in their work Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Software firm Atlassian has sought to tighten tracking of its staff’s AI spending by introducing “wallets” with monthly caps of up $2,000 for each employee, amid an explosion in costs at other tech companies. The move by Atlassian, which recently cited AI as part of the reason behind cutting 1,600 staff, bucks the trend of others in the te...

By Josh Taylor Technology reporter