OpenAI Launches Codex for Students: $100 in Free Credits for US and Canadian College Students

OpenAI is giving college students in the US and Canada $100 in Codex credits to learn AI-powered development — a transparent talent pipeline play disguised as an education initiative.

OpenAI announced Codex for Students, offering $100 in free credits to college students in the US and Canada, as detailed by @OpenAIDevs. The program is framed as a way for students to "learn by building" with OpenAI's coding tools, but the strategic logic is clear: get the next generation of developers building on OpenAI's stack before they've formed allegiances to competitors.

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