Digital Meld co-founder Brad Groux has been selected for the OpenAI Codex Ambassador program. Through the program, Brad will expand his community education work with workshops, webinars, and hackathons that help people put AI-assisted development into practice.
The focus is hands-on learning: helping participants move from an idea to something they can build, test, and share. Brad will host these events in his capacity as a Codex Ambassador, not as Digital Meld events.
Building on AI Dev Days
Brad’s AI Dev Days sessions and open-source learning resources already give people a place to explore AI development through practical examples. The ambassador role will help him expand that work, reach more participants, and create more opportunities to learn together using OpenAI Codex.
His goal is to host at least one event each month, with hopes to do more. Workshops, webinars, and hackathons will offer different ways to participate, from guided learning to building alongside other developers. Event details will be shared as plans are confirmed.
Two events in planning with Texas A&M support
Brad is already planning two events: an in-person workshop and a hackathon. He will host both, with support from Arnold Castro at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School and Texas A&M University. Readers can also explore the Aggie Innovators community.
Both events remain in the planning stages. Dates, locations, registration, and participation details will be announced when confirmed. These are Brad’s ambassador events, not Digital Meld-hosted or co-branded events.
Sharing what works through open source
Brad’s work with the OpenClaw team and contributions to projects such as Buzz have reinforced his commitment to open source. Useful software improves when people share their work, ask questions, report problems, and help one another contribute.
That approach will carry into his ambassador activities. The aim is to make AI-assisted development approachable for people with different backgrounds and levels of experience, while encouraging them to learn from and contribute to open-source projects. OpenAI’s open-source Codex CLI is one resource participants can explore alongside the broader Codex product.
For Digital Meld, Brad’s community work reflects a practical view of technology adoption: people need opportunities to try tools, understand their limits, and apply what they learn to real work. The ambassador program gives him another way to contribute to that learning.
Follow Brad for event updates
Follow Brad on Twitter and LinkedIn for the latest workshop, webinar, and hackathon announcements. He will share dates and registration links as events are ready.
To learn more about the tools and community, visit OpenAI Codex, the Codex Ambassador program, and the AI Dev Days repository.