文本选自：The Guardian（卫报）
作者：Jamie Grierson
原文标题：Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated
原文发布时间：19 Apr. 2023
Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated
A photographer is refusing a prestigious award after admitting to being a "cheeky monkey" and generating the prize-winning image using artificial intelligence. The German artist Boris Eldagsen revealed on his website that he was not accepting the prize for the creative open category, which he won at the Sony world photography awards. The winning photograph depicted two women from different generations in black and white.
In a statement on his website, Eldagsen, who studied photography and visual arts at the Art Academy of Mainz, conceptual art and intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and fine art at the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication in Hyderabad, said he "applied as a cheeky monkey" to find out if competitions would be prepared for AI images to enter. "They are not," he added. "We, the photo world, need an open discussion," said Eldagsen. "A discussion about what we want to consider photography and what not. Is the umbrella of photography large enough to invite AI images to enter – or would this be a mistake?"
"With my refusal of the award I hope to speed up this debate." He said this was a "historic moment" as it was the first time an AI image had won a prestigious international photography competition, adding: "How many of you knew or suspected that it was AI generated? Something about this doesn't feel right, does it?
摄影师承认获奖照片为AI生成
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德国艺术家Boris Eldagsen的作品《假性记忆:电工》上周赢得了索尼世界摄影奖创意开放类别的奖项。他说，使用这张照片是为了测试该比赛，并引发对摄影未来的讨论。
文本选自：The Guardian（卫报）作者：Jamie Grierson原文标题：Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated原文发布时间：19 Apr. 2023关键词：摄影 AI 颁奖
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1.“白纸黑字”用英语可以如何表达？2. 如何理解第一段的“cheeky monkey”？3. Boris Eldagsen这样做的目的是什么？
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标题解读
Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated
摄影师承认获奖照片为AI生成
photographer n. 拍照者，摄影师；
prize-winning adj. 获奖的；
AI-generated adj. 人工智能生成的；
段一
A photographer is refusing a prestigious award after admitting to being a "cheeky monkey" and generating the prize-winning image using artificial intelligence. The German artist Boris Eldagsen revealed on his website that he was not accepting the prize for the creative open category, which he won at the Sony world photography awards. The winning photograph depicted two women from different generations in black and white.
prestigious adj. 有威望的，有声望的；
admit to doing sth. 承认做过某件事；
cheeky adj. 厚脸皮的；鲁莽的；放肆的；1. a cheeky chappie 一个大大咧咧的家伙；2. cheeky monkey 顽皮的猴子；无礼的猴子；耍嘴皮子、自作聪明的人；3. My friend was trying to get free copies of her favourite newspaper by queuing up in different locations. She is such a cheeky monkey. 我朋友为了免费拿到她最喜欢的报刊，竟跑去不同的地点排队领取，真滑头（真是个厚脸皮的人）。
reveal vt. 揭示，透露；表明；
category n. 种类，类别；1. the creative open category 公开组创意类；
the Sony world photography awards 索尼世界摄影奖；索尼世界摄影大奖；索尼全球摄影奖；1. Sony World Photography competition 索尼世界摄影大赛；
depict vt. 描绘；描画；描述；
generation n. 一代（人）；一代人的时间；1. n.（产品发展的）代；产生；
fifth generation mobile coverage 5G移动通讯覆盖；
2. generation gap 代沟（两代人之间的隔阂）；
(be) in black and white 黑白的；白纸黑字；以书面的形式；1. the portrait in black and white 黑白照片；2. The movie was shot in black and white. 那部电影拍成了黑白片。3. Something is in black and white. 这件事被清楚地写下来（说明是真的）。4. It's always better to have facts in black and white. 最好还是有白纸黑字的证明。
参考译文
一名摄影师拒绝了一项享有盛誉的奖项，他承认自己“自作聪明”，通过人工智能生成了获奖照片。德国艺术家鲍里斯·埃尔达格森在他的网站上透露，他没有接受在索尼世界摄影大赛获得的公开组创意类奖项。该获奖照片呈现的是两名来自不同年代女性的黑白肖像照。
段二
In a statement on his website, Eldagsen, who studied photography and visual arts at the Art Academy of Mainz, conceptual art and intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and fine art at the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication in Hyderabad, said he "applied as a cheeky monkey" to find out if competitions would be prepared for AI images to enter. "They are not," he added. "We, the photo world, need an open discussion," said Eldagsen. "A discussion about what we want to consider photography and what not. Is the umbrella of photography large enough to invite AI images to enter – or would this be a mistake?"
photography n. 照相术；摄影；
visual arts 视觉艺术；
Art Academy of Mainz 美因茨艺术学院；1. Mainz n. 美因茨（德国西部港市）；
conceptual art 概念艺术；
intermedia n. 跨媒体；
the Academy of Fine Arts 美术学院；1. Fine Arts 美术（尤指绘画和雕塑）；（创造性）艺术（尤指视觉艺术）（同 fine art）；
Prague n. 布拉格（捷克共和国首都）；
Sarojini Naidu 沙拉金尼·奈都；奈都夫人；
Hyderabad n. 海得拉巴（印度南部一城市）；
apply vt. 申请；
find out 找出，查明；
an open discussion 公开讨论，开诚布公地讨论，开放性讨论；
umbrella n. 合体；总体；整体；1. to be an umbrella word for sth. 为某事物的概括词；作为某事物的总称；2. n. 保护国（或体系）；保护伞；庇护；
under the umbrella of sth. 在…的保护下；
参考译文
埃尔达格森曾在德国美因茨艺术学院(Art Academy of Mainz)进修摄影和视觉艺术，也在布拉格的美术学院(Academy of Fine arts)学习了概念艺术和跨媒体艺术，还在印度海德拉巴的沙拉金尼奈都艺术与传播学院(Sarojini Naidu School of arts and Communication)进修了美术，他在自己的网站上发表声明说，他“像一个自作聪明的人一样申请(参赛)”，想知道大赛是否准备好让人工智能制作的图片参赛。“他们没有准备好。”他补充道。“我们摄影界，需要开诚布公地讨论。”埃尔达格森说。“讨论我们希望摄影是什么以及不希望摄影是什么。摄影的范畴是否大到可以让人工智能生成的图像被包含进来，还是说这么做会是一个错误？”
段三
"With my refusal of the award I hope to speed up this debate." He said this was a "historic moment" as it was the first time an AI image had won a prestigious international photography competition, adding: "How many of you knew or suspected that it was AI generated? Something about this doesn't feel right, does it?"
refusal n. 拒绝，回绝；
speed up 加速，加快；1. speed up a chemical reaction 加速化学反应；2. His heart is speeding up. 他的心跳加快了。
debate n. 讨论；
a historic moment 历史性时刻；
suspect vt. 疑有，觉得；怀疑；感觉有问题；
参考译文
“我拒绝领奖，希望能加快这一讨论。”他表示，这是一个“历史性的时刻”，因为这是人工智能生成图首次赢得著名的国际摄影比赛，他还补充道：“你们有多少人知道或怀疑过这张图是人工智能生成的？这个作品总让人觉得哪里不对劲，对吧？”
精听党每日单词
photographer
/fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/ n. 拍照者，摄影师；
prize-winning
/praɪz ˈwɪnɪŋ/ adj. 获奖的；
AI-generated
/ˌeɪ ˈaɪ ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ adj. 人工智能生成的；
prestigious
/preˈstiːdʒəs/ adj. 有威望的，有声望的；
admit to doing sth.
承认做过某件事；
cheeky
/ˈtʃiːki/ adj. 厚脸皮的；鲁莽的；放肆的；
reveal
/rɪˈviːl/ vt. 揭示，透露；表明；
category
/ˈkætəɡɔːri/ n. 种类，类别；
the Sony world photography awards
索尼世界摄影奖；索尼世界摄影大奖；索尼全球摄影奖；
depict
/dɪˈpɪkt/ vt. 描绘；描画；描述；
generation
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 一代（人）；一代人的时间；
(be) in black and white
黑白的；
photography
/fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/ n. 照相术；摄影；
visual arts
视觉艺术；
Art Academy of Mainz
美因茨艺术学院；
conceptual art
概念艺术；
intermedia
/ˌɪntəˈmiːdjə/ n. 跨媒体；
the Academy of Fine Arts
美术学院；
Prague
/prɑ:ɡ/ n. 布拉格（捷克共和国首都）；
Sarojini Naidu
沙拉金尼·奈都；奈都夫人；
Hyderabad
/ˈhaɪdərəbæd/ n. 海得拉巴（印度南部一城市）；
apply
/əˈplaɪ/ vt. 申请；
find out
找出，查明；
an open discussion
公开讨论，开诚布公地讨论，开放性讨论；
umbrella
/ʌmˈbrelə/ n. 合体；总体；整体；
refusal
/rɪˈfjuːz(ə)l/ n. 拒绝，回绝；
speed up
加速，加快；
debate
/dɪˈbeɪt/ n. 讨论；
a historic moment
历史性时刻；
suspect
/səˈspekt/ vt. 疑有，觉得；怀疑；感觉有问题；
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世界摄影组织的一名发言人说，在宣布Boris Eldagsen为获奖者之前，他们与他进行了讨论，Boris Eldagsen确认该作品是利用AI“共同创造”的图像。他指出对AI创造性感兴趣。
发言人补充说："公开比赛的创意类别，欢迎各种实验性的图像制作方法，从青花瓷和射线照片，到尖端的数字实践。因此，在我们与Boris Eldagsen通信，他提供保证之后，我们认为他的作品符合这一类别的标准，我们支持他参赛。此外，我们期待着就这一主题进行更深入的讨论，并欢迎Boris Eldagsen和我们进行对话。由于他现在已经决定拒绝获奖，我们已经暂停了与他的活动，并按照他的意愿将他从比赛中除名。"
博客作家费罗兹·汗对这一事件的发展特别感兴趣。他认为这反而揭示了在摄影行业中的问题。首先，大多数人很难区分AI生成的图像和照片(至少在第一眼看来)。”他写道。“在几个月内，除非经过仔细审查，否则可能会变得更难判断关键差异。”
“有鉴于此，Boris Eldagsen声明，他希望摄影比赛组织者为AI图像设立单独类别。我欣赏他希望在照片比赛中做出这种区分。是的，他将一张AI图像作品投稿参赛，但似乎他不是要诈骗任何人。他只是想要强调这个问题，这无疑需要每个人更多的关注。”费罗兹总结说，Boris Eldagsen清楚地知道，即使经验丰富的摄影师和艺术专家也可能会上当。
最近几个月，AI从谱写歌曲和散文写作，到提供无人驾驶功能、充当聊天机器人和医学发展等方面的使用都受到热议。现在，它在摄影方面也受到了关注。
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I think success has no rules, but you can learn a lot from failure.
我认为成功没有定律，但你可从失败中学到很多东西。