Technology company Sea and artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI have officially announced the Malaysian edition of their Regional Codex Hackathon Series.
Scheduled to take place at the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 5 December 2026, the event aims to assemble tech talent from across the nation to build practical artificial intelligence solutions.
Based on the theme “Solving Unmet Needs with AI”, the one-day competition will gather 40 selected teams comprising developers, university students, startups, and technology builders.
Over a 13 hour session, participants will work collaboratively to identify everyday challenges and engineer functional software tools using OpenAI Codex alongside state of the art models such as GPT 6 Astra. Technical specialists representing both Sea and OpenAI will be on site to offer direct mentorship and guidance throughout the day.
