Goldman Sachs Limits Claude Code and GitHub AI Tools to Engineers[1][2]
A spokesperson points to productivity and risk management and says the firm's experimentation phase is over.[5][6]
Goldman Sachs has cut most of its staff off from advanced AI coding tools such as Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub, The Decoder reported, citing Bloomberg, which says internal guidelines from October leave access to engineers only.[1][2]
It also reverses a pitch from the top: in a July interview, Goldman CIO Marco Argenti praised vibe coding by non-technical staff, picturing a trader or asset manager building a quick AI prototype and handing it to an engineer to scale for production.[3][4]
Spokesperson Nick Carcaterra said Goldman is now limiting the tools to the employees best suited to use them over the long term.[5][6]
If you build with AI coding tools outside an engineering role, check your employer's current AI policy before you rely on those tools for daily work.
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"Goldman Sachs has cut off most of its employees from advanced AI coding tools like Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub" SOURCE ↗
"Only engineers can still use them, according to Bloomberg , citing internal guidelines from October." SOURCE ↗
"Back in July, Goldman CIO Marco Argenti praised "vibe coding" by non-technical staff in an interview." SOURCE ↗
"build a quick prototype with AI, and then hand it off to an engineer to scale for production" SOURCE ↗
""variety of factors including productivity and risk management," according to Goldman spokesperson Nick Carcaterra" SOURCE ↗
"the experimentation phase is over, and the firm is now limiting the tools to the people "who are best suited to leverage them for the long term."" SOURCE ↗
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