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Goldman Sachs Bans Anthropic Claude AI for Hong Kong Staff

4/29/2026

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Goldman Sachs blocked its Hong Kong employees from using Anthropic's Claude AI model on April 28.
The bank said it interpreted its Anthropic contract, keeping Gemini and ChatGPT available for Hong Kong staff.
Anthropic confirmed Claude has never been officially supported in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said banks are assessing AI cyber-risk mitigation while analysts warned the ban could weaken Hong Kong’s global financial-hub status.

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Goldman Sachs blocked its Hong Kong employees from using Anthropic's Claude AI model on April 28.
The bank said it interpreted its Anthropic contract, keeping Gemini and ChatGPT available for Hong Kong staff.
Anthropic confirmed Claude has never been officially supported in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said banks are assessing AI cyber-risk mitigation while analysts warned the ban could weaken Hong Kong’s global financial-hub status.