Overview

• The ceremony at MBZUAI’s Abu Dhabi headquarters featured Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, who congratulated Altman on the inaugural honour.
• MBZUAI said the degree celebrates a professional lifetime that propelled artificial intelligence from research labs to real‑world impact at unprecedented scale.
• Board chair Khaldoon Al Mubarak described the conferral as evidence of the university’s growing international stature in the field.
• Altman said the UAE’s vision for responsible AI development aligns with OpenAI’s mission to ensure the technology’s benefits are widely shared.
• No policy or operational commitments were announced, underscoring the ceremony’s symbolic recognition of industry leadership.