Posted 2/27/2024, 10:33:51 PM
Tyler Perry Presses Pause on Major Studio Expansion, Citing AI's Rising Threat to Film Jobs
- Tyler Perry halts $800M expansion of Atlanta studio after seeing AI text-to-video model Sora
- Perry says seeing Sora's capabilities was "mind-blowing"; may no longer need to build sets or travel
- Perry has used AI himself recently to avoid hours of aging makeup
- Perry worries about AI's impact on the film industry and people's livelihoods
- Perry suggests industry-wide unionization to protect jobs amid rise of AI