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Nikon has stripped Dr. Ning Xu's video of its first-place win in the Small World in Motion microscopy contest after determining it violated rules on generative AI use. The video had purported to show cilia movement in a child's airway affected by PCD, but Xu acknowledged using an AI-based post-processing method to generate the imagery. Nguyen Nam Nhat's entry now holds the top spot following the update.
Researcher Dr Ning Xu's winning entry in the Nikon Small World in Motion competition, depicting lung cilia movement, is under investigation after scientists flagged inconsistencies such as structures appearing and disappearing unnaturally. A watermark check using Google Gemini reportedly detected Google's SynthID marker, suggesting AI involvement in the footage. Nikon says it is reviewing technical documentation submitted by Xu, who has acknowledged using AI for post-processing but denies violating competition rules.