Nikon photography contest winner loses title after scientists spot signs of AI

Posted by thunderbong 4 hours ago

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Comment by smallerize 35 minutes ago

I still don't think the disqualified photographer was intentionally cheating. He was pretty open about his process, and Nikon took some time to determine whether it was within the rules or not. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/winning-nikon-small-...

Edit: an earlier statement from Nikon said that he was complying with the investigation and "At this time, we don't see that any rules were violated" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck4gjn1yzprno

Comment by suzzer99 21 minutes ago

Did he ever share the raw source?

Comment by Terr_ 2 hours ago

14 days ago 38 points, 64 comments (though some threads were... questionable.)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50038640

Comment by sehw 38 minutes ago

Thanks for ignoring me 2 weeks ago...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50035684

Comment by dewey 31 minutes ago

Don't take it personal, HN is always hit and miss, sometimes someone reposts the story 2h later and it gets traction just because a few people happen to have browsed /new and upvoted it.

That's the reason why there's a "second chance" pool where things can be revived.

Comment by smallerize 34 minutes ago

That one is dead, and not flagged dead. Maybe email the Contact link at the bottom of the page and ask what's up.

Comment by andrewstuart 7 minutes ago

Why would someone do this?

It makes no sense why you’d do something so foolish.

Comment by phyzix5761 1 hour ago

Anyone have a link to the video? It seems to have been taken down from YouTube.

Comment by ultraboom 1 hour ago

In a news broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz3V9398LEY

Comment by fooqux 1 hour ago

Aw, they took the video down. I was curious to see how egregious the AI usage was.