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Nikon has disqualified the original first place winner of its Small World in Motion contest because the video did not comply with rules regarding generative AI.
The company stated last week that it was reviewing the footage after skepticism arose online about its authenticity. The winning entry was submitted by Dr.
Ning Xu and claimed to depict tiny, hair-like structures called cilia moving in the airway of a child with the respiratory condition PCD. Xu admitted to using AI for the video.
The researcher explained that a neural-network technique was applied during post-production to separate and display the structures.
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