It's crazy that this is a big deal.
I understand the need for some kind of governance around this but for it to require a special exemption just shows how far the AMD culture needs to shift.
To be able to use Claude directly, you need to handle separate accounts, billing, security etc.
At the very least you'll need to set up SSO separately or asking people to login with one-time password?
That's a lot to ask in a giant corporation. I mean, there are (good) reasons to use an internal gateway in the first place.