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Contest-Winning Microscope Video Is Full of AI Confabulations, Scientists Say

The winner of Nikon's 2026 Small World In Motion contest said he used AI to post-process real video.

Tarun Mottlia

Via Gizmodo

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Contest-Winning Microscope Video Is Full of AI Confabulations, Scientists Say
Image: A screenshot of optical researcher Ning Xu's AI-enhanced winning submission to the 2026 Small World in Motion contest. © Nikon via CNN (Screenshot: Gizmodo)

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.

Small World in Motion bills itself as celebrating the beauty of light microscopy. According to Nature, Xu’s video submission showed the movement of cilia in lung tissue samples from a child with a chronic condition called primary ciliary dyskinesia…

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