Team ‘26 Europe - Reddit and Lloyds Bank compare notes about AI and find much in common

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They’re two organizations that could not be less alike. Lloyds Bank is one of the UK’s largest retail banks, with a history going back over 330 years. Reddit is one of the world’s most popular online discussion platforms, born just two decades ago. But in a closing discussion hosted by Atlassian’s CEO, Mike Cannon-Brookes at last week’s Team ‘26 Europe, many similarities emerged in how they’re approaching AI.

Maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that a venerable institution like Lloyds wants to embrace AI as eagerly as a digital native like Reddit. Hilary Lanham, Head of Productivity Engineering Services at Lloyds Banking Group, comments:

We work in a bank that's 331 years old. But the people who work there aren't that old, you know! We use AI at home to make our lives more efficient. Why wouldn't we want to do that at work?

It's not just the engineers that want...

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