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Goldman Sachs has cut most employees off from advanced AI coding tools like Claude Code. Since October only engineers can use them, leaving traders and bankers without access.

By: Mikola Máté Patrik · · 2 min read

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What happened?

Goldman Sachs has cut most of its employees off from advanced AI coding tools such as Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub tools. According to internal guidelines from October cited by Bloomberg, only engineers can still use them (The Decoder). Traders and bankers had used the tools for months to monitor trading flows and create content, and the rollback is reportedly causing frustration inside the firm.

A quick reversal

In July, Goldman CIO Marco Argenti praised vibe coding by non-technical staff. The idea was that a trader or someone in asset management would build a quick prototype with AI, then hand it to an engineer to take into production. Goldman spokesperson Nick Carcaterra cited a variety of factors, including productivity and risk management. He added that the experimentation phase is over and the tools now stay with the people best suited to use them long term.

Why it matters

The idea that everyone becomes a developer is running into reality in a heavily regulated setting. Code written by non-developers still needs someone to maintain it, audit it and review it for security. When rolling out AI at a company, decide early who may write code with agents and what happens to prototypes after the pilot ends.

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