Goldman Sachs Blocks Hong Kong Staff from Anthropic's Claude Amid Geopolitical Pressure

Summary

Goldman Sachs has removed access to Anthropic's Claude for its Hong Kong-based bankers — the first major Western bank to implement a region-specific Anthropic ban — following a strict interpretation of contractual terms and mounting geopolitical pressure. Staff in Hong Kong previously accessed Claude through Goldman's internal AI platform, primarily for software engineering productivity. The restriction applies even to employees traveling to Hong Kong from other offices. ChatGPT and Google Gemin