Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Summary
Nikon’s annual Small World In Motion photography contest is reviewing the winning video after scientists questioned whether it was created using artificial intelligence (AI). The video shows tiny moving structures called cilia inside a child’s airway, and the contest organizers say no rules were broken so far, but the investigation continues.Key Facts
- The contest accepts photos and videos taken through powerful microscopes and has been running for 15 years.
- The winning entry was submitted by Dr. Ning Xu from Tsinghua University in China.
- The video shows cilia, which are tiny hair-like structures, moving inside the airways of a child with a rare disease.
- Some scientists noticed unusual shapes and movements in the video that did not match normal biological behavior.
- There are claims a watermark suggests parts of the video were generated by AI.
- Dr. Xu said AI was only used to help highlight features in grayscale images but did not create the video or the motion of the cilia.
- Nikon stated their rules do not allow AI to generate images but allow AI for image processing, and no violations have been found yet.
- Former judges and other scientists have expressed concerns about the authenticity of the winning video.
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