As the AI gold rush continues, student ambassadors are being paid to promote tech companies to an increasingly skeptical demographic. On college campuses around the world, AI companies have enlisted students to promote their products.Leila Register / NBC News; Courtesy Kabengwa EricJune 23, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTBy Samantha ElkinsThe AI industry has found its way onto campus, and it’s arriving through a familiar face: a fellow student.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Students are getting paid to make their classmates love AI
As the AI gold rush continues, student ambassadors are being paid to promote tech companies to an increasingly skeptical demographic.









