Goldman Sachs restricts access to AI tools for coding, including Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, for traders and bankers. According to The Decoder, only engineers will be allowed to use them. The bank explains the change with considerations of productivity and risk management.
In July, Goldman Sachs’ CIO Marco Argenti publicly praised “vibe coding” by employees without technical training. The policy review now shows tension between broad use of such tools and the bank’s control requirements. The source is presented as an independent recap of metadata, so details of the decision require further verification.
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Why it matters
The likely consequence is a narrower and more controlled use of AI to write code in the bank's divisions. The next observable signal will be an official statement from Goldman Sachs or new information about the circle of affected employees. Substantial uncertainty is because the package contains only a synopsis of a single source without primary confirmation.