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Nikon rules prize-winning contest image was AI-generated

The image won Nikon's Small World in Motion contest before the company ruled it was AI-generated and began re-evaluating contest rules; authenticity seems important for photography competitions.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNow, the BBC says Nikon ruled a prize-winning image was AI-generated.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, a fake photo won a real prize? That's the most impressive thing any of my followers has ever done.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentZero of them can even take a sharp selfie.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNikon, a camera company, is now re-evaluating the rules of its Small World in Motion contest. Re-evaluating. After the backlash.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBrilliant timing, like locking the fridge after the pizza's gone.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine losing a photo contest to a computer. My camera roll is eleven thousand screenshots of memes, and honestly, the robot is cooler.

  7. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAuthenticity is the whole point of a photo contest, Kenji.

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