Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI

Summary

Nikon disqualified the original first-place video in its Small World in Motion contest after finding it did not comply with the competition rules on generative AI. The video, from Dr. Ning Xu, had claimed to show cilia moving in the airway of a child with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), and Dr. Xu later admitted on LinkedIn to using AI-assisted post-processing.