Nikon disqualifies Ning Xu's Small World in Motion winning video over AI use
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Nikon disqualified Ning Xu of Tsinghua University's first-place video in its Small World in Motion contest after an investigation found it broke the rules on generative AI, and named Vietnamese researcher Nguyen Nam Nhat as the new winner.
Nikon's new winner's video shows a tiny roundworm and a single-celled organism. Nikon says the video removed from its website did not comply with the competition rules on generative AI, and says it will revisit its rules and evaluation procedures for future entries.
Xu admits he used an unsupervised neural-network method for AI-assisted post-processing of the video, which claimed to show cilia moving in a child's airway. He says he used AI only to visualize features in reconstructed grayscale images and denies it generated the cilia or their motion.
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- Ars Technica · AINewsNikon disqualifies AI-tainted winner, names Nguyen Nam Nhat Small World in Motion champion
AINikon disqualified Ning Xu of Tsinghua University from its Small World in Motion competition after an investigation found his entry broke the rules over AI use. Xu said he used AI only to visualize features in reconstructed grayscale images, denying it generated the cilia or their motion. Vietnamese researcher Nguyen Nam Nhat, whose video shows a tiny roundworm and a single-celled organism, is the new winner.
- The Verge · AINewsNikon disqualifies microscopy winner for undisclosed generative AI use
AINikon 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.
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