Muscat – Ayoub bin Mohammed al Balushi, a lecturer at University of Technology and Applied Sciences, has been awarded an honorary prize at the Unesco International Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence 2025, currently taking place in Bangkok.

Running till June 27, the forum serves as a high-level international platform to discuss ethical governance frameworks for emerging AI technologies.

The accolade was granted in recognition of Balushi’s research paper which was selected as one of the top contributions to the forum’s accompanying scientific seminar hosted by Burapha University.

Commended for its academic originality and forward-thinking perspective, the paper highlights key principles for promoting ethical practices in the field of AI.

The award reflects Oman’s active engagement in the global discourse on the future of AI and underscores the commitment of Omani academic institutions to responsible, internationally aligned scientific research.

The forum highlights achievements in AI ethics since Unesco’s 2021 recommendation statement on the ethics of AI.