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Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI - The Verge
Publisher description: The first place winner of Nikon’s Small World in Motion video contest has been disqualified after admitting the video used AI in post-processing.
NewsAPI | Oct 9, 2026 | Stevie Bonifield
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Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI. Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest “did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI. ” BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr. A video from Nguyen Nam Nhat now holds first place, according to the contest’s updated rankings.
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