ScienceTiny image sparks backlash in Nikon microscopy contest

Nikon is re-evaluating the winning video in its annual Small World in Motion contest after scientists questioned whether it was made with generative AI. Researcher Ning Xu said AI only helped distinguish and visualise features in reconstructed grayscale images, not create the footage, cilia or their movement. Nikon says it currently sees no rule violation and will provide an update soon.

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