Signal Atlassian raised weekly AI usage among new hires from 57% to 93%

Summary

Atlassian reports that average weekly AI usage among new hires rose from 57% to 93% after it redesigned onboarding with AI. The company uses AI agents to deliver targeted training and upskilling to people joining distributed teams, with an emphasis on transparency and safeguards to build trust. Its former organizational effectiveness director describes onboarding as a moment to rewire behaviors, drawing on organizational psychology experiments. Deloitte presents the case as an example of using AI to shape culture from the very start of the hire-to-retire cycle. The broader point is that AI, while creating cultural challenges, can also reinforce healthy norms when deployed deliberately.