With AI-generated images fooling prestigious competitions, Miles Astray decided it was time to turn the tides: his real portrait of a flamingo won an AI award before it was ultimately disqualified.

With AI-generated images fooling prestigious competitions, Miles Astray decided it was time to turn the tides: his real portrait of a flamingo won an AI award before it was ultimately disqualified.

Astray was disqualified but said a cofounder of the award praised his actions. A photographer won a prize in a competition for AI-generated photographs — except the picture he submitted was real.