Goldman Sachs rolls out an AI assistant for its employees as artificial intelligence sweeps Wall Street

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Goldman Sachs is rolling out a generative AI assistant to its bankers, traders and asset managers, the first stage in the evolution of a program that will eventually take on the traits of a seasoned Goldman employee, according to Chief Information Officer Marco Argenti.
The bank has released a program called GS AI assistant to about 10,000 employees so far, with the goal that all the company’s knowledge workers will have it this year, Argenti told CNBC in an exclusive interview.
“The AI assistant becomes really like talking to another GS employee,” Argenti said.

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