The World Press Photo Foundation initially said it would welcome AI-generated submissions — a decision met with immediate backlash from photojournalists who said allowing artificially created images into a contest for photojournalists responsible for documenting real-world events was “anathema to everything our industry does.” The foundation has since rolled back its new AI submission guidance and updated contest rules to bar AI-generated images from its Open Format category.
Source: The World Press Photo Contest updates rules to exclude AI images