Goldman Sachs stops bankers using Anthropic's Claude in Hong Kong
TLDR
- Goldman Sachs cut off Hong Kong bankers from Anthropic’s AI models; Anthropic says the region was never officially supported.
Key Facts
- Goldman Sachs employees in Hong Kong lost access to Anthropic’s AI models within the past few weeks.
- Anthropic stated its models were never officially “supported” in Hong Kong.
- The block applies to Goldman’s bankers in the city, per sources cited by the Financial Times.
Why It Matters
- The move highlights unresolved questions about which AI tools major banks can deploy across different jurisdictions.
- Anthropic’s comment suggests the access may have been informal rather than part of a sanctioned rollout.
Tim Bradshaw, Arjun Neil Alim, Zijing Wu — Financial Times · 2026-04-28 · Read the original