Goldman Sachs bars bankers from AI coding tools, four months after touting 'vibe coding'
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Goldman Sachs has restricted most staff from AI coding tools such as Claude Code and GitHub.
According to Bloomberg's Nov. 2 report as relayed by PYMNTS, Goldman had let bankers use the tools for months but limited them to engineers in internal guidance published last month. A source said some traders were frustrated; they had used AI to monitor client trading flows and create documents and graphics.
As recently as July, CIO Marco Argenti touted non-technical staff 'vibe coding' solutions that some of the firm's 12,000 engineers then refined. A spokesperson said the firm puts tools 'in the hands of those who are best suited to leverage them for the long term' after a period of experimentation weighing productivity and risk management.
The X post (unusual_whales) drew 3,200 likes. Replies mocked 'restricting AI due to productivity concerns' while others said regulated industries need a different approach.
“BREAKING: Goldman Sachs has restricted most staff from using AI tools designed for coding due to productivity and risk concerns, per Bloomberg.”
