Atlassian caps staff AI spending at $2,000/month amid industry "tokenmaxxing" craze

Software company Atlassian has introduced monthly "wallet" caps of up to $2,000 per employee for AI spending, bucking the industry trend of "tokenmaxxing" — encouraging unlimited AI use. Other tech companies have reportedly set up leaderboards rewarding the heaviest AI users. Atlassian recently laid off 1,600 staff, partly citing AI as a factor.