# US investment bank Goldman Sachs has stopped its bankers in Hong Kong from using Anthropic’s AI models.

*genai · news · 2026-04-29 · India Today*

## Key points

- Goldman Sachs blocked Hong Kong staff from using Anthropic AI tools, citing contract interpretation.
- Anthropic clarified its AI products were never officially supported in Hong Kong.
- Anthropic accused Chinese firms of generating 16 million fake Claude conversations to train rival AI.
- China blocked Manus AI's sale to Meta, increasing protection of domestic AI assets.
- Goldman's restriction does not apply to other AI providers like OpenAI.

**Companies:** Goldman Sachs, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google
**Countries:** United States, China, Hong Kong

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