Photo competitions artificial intelligence We know that intense criticism was directed at the names that participated in the visuals created by . This time, a photographer was disqualified from the competition for not entering the competition with a photo taken by artificial intelligence, and his winning diplomas were cancelled.

Photographer Miles Astray, winner of prestigious awards and focused on new technologies On the honors of 1839 It was nominated in the artificial intelligence category. The work titled “FILAMINGONE” featured a headless flamingo. On the beach of Aruba in 2022 Nikon D750 camera and the photo taken with a 50mm prime lens, f/1.8 aperture and 1/1600 shutter speed won both third prize and the People’s Choice Award in the competition.

The photographer explained why he did this

From the New York Times, Christie’s and Getty Images Although the jury, consisting of names, did justice to the photo taken by Astray in terms of creativity and impressiveness, it announced that it awarded the prizes to the photos in the category of works worth mentioning, since the visual was not created with artificial intelligence . . Astray was disqualified from the competition.

Make a statement on the subject astray, “Of course I feel bad that I misled the jury, but I think they are professionals who might think that this joke criticizing AI and its ethical implications outweighs the ethical consequences of misleading the public – which is of course ironic, because this is what AI does.” he said.