New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- 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.

"Cognizant is bringing Codex to its workforce at significant scale, giving 10,000 associates across India the opportunity to learn, experiment and build with frontier AI," said Col...