Goldman Sachs is pulling Claude Code from its bankers and traders(thestateofai.com)
885 points by TheWiggles 3 days ago | 475 comments
tl;dr: Goldman Sachs has restricted Claude Code and GitHub Copilot to its ~12,000 engineers, cutting off traders and bankers who had been using the agents to model positions and track client flows—a reversal from July, when its CIO was publicly touting such "vibe coding." The concerns include unreviewed code running on trading desks, information-barrier violations, and token costs. Notably, Goldman is simultaneously a lead underwriter on Anthropic's upcoming IPO.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Security risks of agents with broad access on sensitive workstations justify the restriction
  • ↑Unreviewed AI use in finance has already caused operational losses or compliance failures
  • ↑Non-engineers shouldn't be pushing AI-generated code into production regulated environments
  • ~The real driver is cost/billing overages rather than just security concerns
  • •Questioning the suspicious timing given Goldman's role in Anthropic's IPO