AI-generated image wins photography award, but artist rejects prize.

Photographer Boris Eldagsen won a category in the Sony World Photography Awards with an AI-generated image, but refused the prize, stating that AI images and photography should not compete with each other. Eldagsen submitted the image to spark a debate about the use of AI in the industry and urged for an open discussion about this topic in the photography world. The competition allowed the use of "any device," and Eldagsen claims the photography competition had no clue the photo was AI-generated.