Nikon fights backlash to contest winner amid AI allegations — microscopists spot 'serious problems' with…
- Critics claim a competition-winning video was made using AI
- They cite unusual movements in the cells shown in the footage
- Contest organizer Nikon says it is investigating
Last month, a video depicting airway cells in motion in a child’s body wowed the world and took home first prize in Nikon’s annual Small World in Motion competition. Yet the footage might not have been all that it seemed, with Nikon now reportedly investigating whether AI played an outsized role.
The image in question showed a child’s airway cilia, which are tiny hair-like structures that protrude from cells. The video was captured at 100x magnification and was shot by Dr. Ning Xu of Tsinghua University in China, who said that “When people watch cilia beating, they immediately understand that something beautiful and important is happening inside us.”
As charming as that sounds, the video raised questions once it became apparent that it...
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