The 52-year-old added: “I applied as a cheeky monkey, to find out, if the competitions are prepared or AI images to enter. They are not.”An AI-generated 'Balenciaga pope' fooled us all. How much does it matter?
But his statement also said a debate is needed into whether “the umbrella of photography” is large enough to include AI images, or whether that would be a mistake. “With my refusal of the award I hope to speed up this debate.”“were imagined by language and re-edited … between 20 and 40 times through AI image generators, combining ‘inpainting,’ ‘outpainting’ and ‘prompt whispering’ techniques.
“The creative category of the open competition welcomes various experimental approaches to image-making, from cyanotypes and rayographs to cutting-edge digital practices,” they said. “As such, following our correspondence with Boris and the warranties he provided, we felt that his entry fulfilled the criteria for this category, and we were supportive of his participation.