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Contest-Winning Microscope Video Is Full of AI Confabulations, Scientists Say - Gizmodo
Publisher description: The winner of Nikon's 2026 Small World In Motion contest said he used AI to post-process real video.
NewsAPI | Oct 2, 2026 | Tom McKay
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Japanese optics company Nikon has stated it is “carefully re-reviewing” information submitted by National University of Singapore optical engineer Ning Xu after commenters accused him of using AI in his winning entry to the 16th annual Small World in Motion contest. Unidentified red, blue, and purple structures can be seen under the cilia. Nikon Instruments, the division of Nikon that sponsors the contest, announced Xu’s winning entry in mid-September and reposted it to LinkedIn last week.
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