Apr 17, 2023
Sony World Photography Award 2023: Winner refuses award after revealing AI creation
The winner of a major photography award has refused his prize after revealing his work was in fact an AI creation. German artist Boris Eldagsen's entry, entitled Pseudomnesia: The Electrician, won the creative open category at last week's Sony World Photography Award. "AI images and photography should not compete with each other in an award like this," he continued. A spokesperson for the World Photography Organisation said that during their discussions with the artist, before he was announced as the winner, he had confirmed the piece was a "Co-creation" of his image using AI. He noted his interest in "The creative possibilities of AI generators", they added, while "Emphasising the image heavily relies on his wealth of photographic knowledge."The creative category of the open competition welcomes various experimental approaches to image making from cyanotypes and rayographs to cutting-edge digital practices," they said. An exhibition of the winners and shortlisted images from this year's Sony World Photography Awards takes place at Somerset House, London from 14 April to 1 May 2023.
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