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At the recent 1839 Photography Awards, Flamingo <\/em>Miles Astray’s (2024) won multiple awards in the AI-generated art category. It took first place in the People’s Vote Award in the AI \u200b\u200bcategory and third place in the AI-generated art category. There was just one problem: the photo was real, leading organizers to disqualify the photo from the competition. <\/p>\n Astray submitted this real-life photo of a pink flamingo with its head wrapped around itself against a white background to the competition to demonstrate that human creativity remains relevant amid the rise of AI art. <\/p>\n \u201cThe twist is this: the photo is as real as a bird scratching its belly,\u201d Astley wrote on his website. His aim is to prove that \u201cman-made content has not lost its meaning, that nature and human interpreters can still outperform machines, and that creativity and emotion are more than just numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n The jury award was given by New York Times<\/em>Christie’s, Phaidon and other major art institutions. After the jury rescinded the prize, the organization removed the photo from its website.<\/p>\n On the other hand, AI images have also won awards for real photography. For example, Boris Eldagsen won the World Photography Organization\u2019s Sony World Photography Award for an AI-generated image. However, the artist rejected the award, insisting that AI and real photography should be judged separately. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n