# Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI

**Published:** October 9, 2026
**Author:** Stevie Bonifield
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/nikon-microscopic-video-competition-winner-disqualified-for-using-genera

The original first place video used AI in post-processing. | Image: Dr. Ning Xu 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…

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