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- Artist Boris Eldagsen won the Sony World Photography Awards with a piece called “The Electrician.”
- Eldagsen did not accept the prize after revealing his collaboration with AI.
- Eldagsen says he entered the contest to be a “cheeky monkey” and see if “competitions are prepared for AI images.”
AI art has been an ongoing topic of conversation with the rise of tools like OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 and Midjourney. However, an artist’s recent stunt has fanned the flames surrounding the AI-generated art conversation.
The World Photography Organization (WPO) held its annual Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA). Among the photos submitted to the Open Category, an entry from Boris Eldagsen emerged as the winner. Eldagsen later turned down the award, revealing his piece was made in collaboration with AI (via Peta Pixel).