Nikon Small World winner accused of using AI in video

The winning video in Nikon's Small World in Motion microscopy competition is under review after scientists flagged impossible structures, and Google Gemini detected an invisible SynthID watermark indicating AI generation. Researcher Ning Xu admitted using AI for post-processing but denied violating rules that ban AI-generated videos.

• Scientists flagged structures appearing from nowhere and mismatched cilia sizes
• Gemini found an invisible Google SynthID watermark in the video
• Xu admitted AI post-processing but denied breaking competition rules
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