Why it matters
Scientific imaging depends on trust that what you see is real. As generated video becomes harder to distinguish from footage, competitions, journals and labs are having to write — and enforce — explicit rules about AI.
Nikon’s microscopy video contest disqualifies its winner for using generative AI
Nikon says the video that originally won its Small World in Motion competition did not comply with the contest’s rules on generative AI. The entry had claimed to show cilia moving in a child’s airway. First place now goes to Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam, for footage of a roundworm and a single-celled Dileptus.