Goldman Sachs has restricted its Hong Kong employees from accessing Anthropic's Claude AI models via the firm's internal AI platform. This prohibition, in place for several weeks, affects software engineers who utilized Claude for coding and financial modeling. The restriction is geographically enforced, impacting employees traveling to Hong Kong as well. The decision follows Goldman Sachs' strict interpretation of its contract with Anthropic, concluding that Hong Kong staff should not use Anthropic products. While Claude is not officially supported in Hong Kong, other AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT remain accessible to employees. The move is part of broader concerns among U.S. AI companies about "distillation," where local entities might train models using outputs from foreign AI systems. This restriction could disadvantage Hong Kong's financial sector, a key hub for global banking in Greater China.