Goldman Sachs revokes Claude Code and Copilot access for non-engineers

According to a report by The Decoder, citing Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs has cut off most non-engineering employees from advanced AI coding tools including Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub Copilot. Under internal guidelines issued in October, only engineers may keep using them; traders and bankers, who had spent months relying on the tools to monitor trading flows and draft content, have lost access. A Goldman Sachs spokesperson told reporters that the trial phase has ended and access going forward will be limited to those best positioned to use the tools long-term, citing productivity and risk management as the reasons. The Decoder notes the contrast with July, when the bank's CIO, Marco Argenti, publicly praised the so-called vibe coding by non-technical staff. As of the report, the restriction is in place: engineers retain access to Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, while non-engineering staff no longer have permission.