News Summary

• The winning entry of the prestigious Small World in Motion microscopy competition has been disqualified after scientists raised concerns about its creation using artificial intelligence.
• The video was submitted by Ning Xu, an optical engineer at the National University of Singapore.
• It showed the movement of hair-like structures called cilia in the lungs and was awarded first place on 15 September.
• On 9 October, Nikon Instruments, which runs the competition, said in a statement that the winning video did not comply with competition rules.
• AI-generated videos are not permitted, according to the competition website.