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Case chronology
Report of Suzi Dougherty's photograph rejected on AI suspicion and later confirmed authentic
PetaPixel reported that Charing Cross Photo judges rejected Suzi Dougherty's photograph on suspicion of AI generation. The report also relayed the organiser's subsequent confirmation that it was authentic and offer to waive the next entry fee.
Research question
enforcing rules against generated images can exclude human work. Grounds for judgment, correction procedures and creators' experiences merit study.
Related documents
DOC-0219Real Photo Disqualified From Photography Contest For Being AISources
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “Suzi Dougherty / Charing Cross Photo: a real photograph rejected as suspected AI.” case-0137. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.