Anonymous reader quotes Hollywood Reporter report. For the past four years, Tyler Perry has been planning an $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio that would add 12 soundstages to the 330-acre property. But for now, those ambitions are on hold because of what he's seen in the field of artificial intelligence, including OpenAI's text-video model Sora, which debuted on February 15 and wowed observers with its cinematic video output. This is due to the rapid development that has taken place. “It's one thing to be told you can do all these things, but when you actually saw the capabilities, it was shocking,” he said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, adding that his work could be used locally He pointed out that he might not have to go there. Leverage technology to build locations and sets.
As a business owner, Perry sees opportunity in these developments, but he also wants to sound the alarm as an employer, fellow actor, and filmmaker. In an interview between shoots on Thursday, Perry explained his concerns about technology's impact on labor and why he wants the industry to come together to fight AI. I don't know how we will survive. ” What particularly struck you about its features?
Perry: No need to go to the location anymore. If you want to be in the Colorado snow, it's text. If you want to write a moon scene, it's text and this AI can generate it like it's nothing. If two people want to live in a living room on the mountain, there is no need to build a set on the mountain or place it on their own property. It's shocking to me that you can do this while sitting in an office and using a computer. I am so worried about all the people in this industry. Because as soon as I was watching this, I started thinking about all the people in the industry that would be affected by this: actors, grips, electrical, traffic, sound, editors. I looked at this and thought, this is going to affect everyone. A corner of our industry.
In your studio and work, are you thinking about how to approach the threat that AI poses to certain professions?
Perry: Everything is up in the air right now. Very adaptable. Technology advances very quickly. It feels like everyone in the industry is running 100 miles an hour trying to keep up, trying to put up guardrails and put on their safety belts, just to make a living. But I, like every other studio in town, we're all trying to figure everything out. I think we're all moving forward trying to find answers, and it's changing every day. And it won't just affect our industry, but every industry affected by AI, from accountants to architects. If you look around the world, it's changing so quickly that I hope there's a whole-of-government approach that helps everyone sustain.
You can read the full interview here.
