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Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI
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Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI. " BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr.
Published October 9, 2026 · Category: Tech
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The original first place video used AI in post-processing. | Image: Dr. Ning Xu
Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI." BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr. Ning Xu claimed to show "tiny, hair-like structures called cilia moving in the airway of a child with the respiratory condition PCD." Nikon said last week that it was reviewing the video following skepticism online about its authenticity.
In a comment on LinkedIn, Dr. Xu admitted to using AI for the video: "An unsupervised neural-network method was subsequently used for AI-assisted post-processing to distinguish and visualize f …
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Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI." BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr. Ning Xu claimed to show "tiny, hair-like structures called cilia moving in the airway of a child with the […]
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