Cognizant partners with OpenAI, brings global Codex hackathon to 10,000 employees in India

Cognizant has launched its first-ever OpenAI Codex Hackathon, which gives around 10,000 associates across six Indian cities the opportunity to learn and build applications using OpenAI’s AI-powered coding tool. The hackathon, which was held under the theme of “Engineering the Frontier”, took place across Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Coimbatore and Kochi.

The IT services giant said in a statement that the participants worked with peers and engaged with mentors to explore how AI-powered tools can help solve real business challenges.