AI GENERATED IMAGE WINS AUSTRALIAN PHOTO COMP
AN AI generated image has won a photography competition in Australia, successfully fooling judges and other entrants into believing the drone image was a ‘real’ capture, in a move described as the ‘ultimate test’ of the rapidly evolving technology.
The experiment, which involved entering an AI-created drone ‘photo’ of a beach at sunset into DigiDirect’s free monthly photo competition, was a stunt by Sydney-based company Absolutely Ai.
The art and design studio entered the image under the nom de plume Jan Van Eyck – a tongue-in-cheek reference to the 15th century artist and creator of an image thought to be the most stolen artwork in history.
Following the win, which came with a $100 cash prize, Absolutely AI came clean, returning the prize money to DigiDirect, and releasing a statement on the company’s Instagram account revealing the truth behind the image.
“We did it to prove we’re at a turning point with artificial technology”, Absolutely AI founder Jamie Simmons said, speaking to AP.
“The barriers to creating something truly eye-catching have never been lower. Our award-winning ‘photograph’ is a good
