The photo of a headless flamingo seemed like something only artificial intelligence could dream up.
這張無頭火鶴照看似只有人工智慧才搞得出來的圖像。
In fact, the picture — in equal measure absurd and lifelike — was so mind-bending that it was honored in the AI category of the 1839 Awards’ Color Photography Contest.
事實上,這張既荒誕又栩栩如生的照片,極為震撼人心,以致在「1839獎」彩色攝影比賽的人工智慧類別中獲獎。
But “F L A M I N G O N E,” as it was titled, wasn’t conjured by a text prompt entered into an image-generating tool. Rather, the photo features a very much real — and not at all beheaded — flamingo that photographer Miles Astray captured on the beaches of Aruba two years ago.
但這張名為「F L A M I N G O N E」的照片,並非是將文字輸入圖像生成工具弄出來的圖像。確切來說,該照的主角是攝影師麥爾斯‧艾斯崔2年前在阿魯巴海灘拍到的1隻貨真價實的火鶴,而且牠的頭一點事也沒有。
Astray’s entry was disqualified after the photographer revealed the truth.
艾斯崔在自曝真相後被取消參賽資格。
人類擊敗機器,拿下電腦生成式照片類別獎項
在今年()2025)的「1839 Awards彩色攝影比賽」(1839 Awards Color Photography Contest)中,一位名為Miles Astray的攝影師,憑藉一張用相機拍下的真實照片〈F L A M I N G O N E 〉,拿下了AI製圖類別的第三名佳績,同時還獲得了民眾投票人氣獎。
得獎攝影師Miles Astray表示,因為先前看到AI生成圖片在比賽中擊敗真實照片的新聞,他決定將自己拍攝的照片,投稿到人工智慧類別的比賽中,以人類獨有的方式顛覆這個故事。
這張照片的主題是一隻「沒有頭部的紅鶴」,而大概是因為其畫面在平靜中透露著異樣的超現實感的關係,主辦單位與來自Getty Images、紐約時報、Maddox Gallery的評審們,都沒有發現這是一張真實的照片。
因資格不符被取消獲獎資格
而在Miles Astray公開這張照片其實是自己的攝影作品後,1839 Awards彩色攝影比賽也隨即宣布取消了他的獲獎資格。
對於此項決定,主辦單位也進一步解釋道:「Miles Astray的紅鶴照片並不符合人工智慧生成圖片類別的參賽要求。我們能夠理解Miles做出如此舉動背後的想法,但也不希望因此阻礙了其他藝術家在AI類別中獲勝的機會。」
而關於獲獎資格被取消一事,Miles Astray也回應道,他完全支持此項決定:「我的作法確實引發了道德上的疑慮,但我也希望評審能夠認同,我對AI及其道德影響所提出的挑戰,勝過了欺騙觀眾的道德疑慮。」
同時,他也分享了自己與主辦單位間的溝通內容:「令人驚訝的是,1839 Awards的聯合創始人Lily Fierman表示,她非常欣賞這一強而有力的訊息,並認為這是一個重要且及時的聲明,她告訴我:『我們衷心希望這能為許多擔心AI的攝影師帶來希望』,而這比任何事更讓我感到開心。」
Miles Astray表示,雖然最終被取消了資格,但他在本次的行動中證明了,自然及人類仍有機會能擊敗機器,而創造力與情感也不僅僅是一串數字或編碼而已。希望諸位創作者能保有信心、繼續創作,並爲人類的創造力感到驕傲。
A real photo took two honors in an AI competition. Here’s the inside story.
Miles Astray is a multidisciplinary artist who writes about and photographs the world as he travels. When invited to submit a piece in the artificial intelligence category of the 1839 Awards photography competition, he decided to make a statement.
“I had seen a few examples over the last couple of years where people had entered AI art into real photography competitions, most notably last year at The Sony World Photo Awards, an AI photo won the creative category there. I thought, why not turn this story around and enter a real photo into an AI competition?” Astray told CBS News.
