This award-winning microscopy image used AI — igniting controversy in a prestigious competition
Nature
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The 2023 Small World in Motion microscopy competition winner, Ning Xu, used an unsupervised AI model for post-processing his video of lung cilia, sparking debate over the biological accuracy of AI-enhanced scientific images. Experts question whether AI-generated features in the video misrepresent real biological structures, raising concerns about trust in scientific imaging data.
