Nikon disqualifies microscopy winner for undisclosed generative AI use

Nikon disqualified the first-place video in its Small World in Motion contest after finding it did not comply with the rules on generative AI. The entrant, Dr.

Ning Xu, admitted using an unsupervised neural-network method for AI-assisted post-processing of the video, which had claimed to show cilia moving in a child's airway.

A video from Nguyen Nam Nhat now holds first place, and Nikon says it will revisit its rules for future entries.