Boris Eldagsen with DALL-E 2. Courtesy Photo Edition Berlin
- Boris Eldagsen's image "The Electrician" came first in a category at the Sony World Photography Awards.
- But there's a catch – the image was actually generated using DALL-E 2, the artist said.
- He said he wouldn't accept the prize and the awards appear to have scrubbed him from their website.
An artist says his image that won first prize in a photography competition was actually generated by AI.
German photographer Boris Eldagsen said that he wouldn't be accepting the prize because his image "The Electrician" wasn't a real photo. It had come top in the creative category in the open competition at the World Photography Organisation's Sony World Photography Awards 2023.