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Actor Tyler Perry is worried actors will lose jobs because of AI. He has delayed spending money on his new studio. He will wait to see how AI affects jobs. He is worried about OpenAI's new text-to-video tool, Sora. He told a Hollywood website there has to be some rules to protect people from AI.

Sora can make minute-long videos. People type some text and the software creates a video. Sora means "sky" in Japanese. The name shows Sora's "limitless creative potential". Tyler Perry said he is worried about what Sora will do to people in the movie industry, including actors and editors.

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Actor Tyler Perry is worried people in Hollywood will lose jobs because of AI. He has delayed spending $800 million on his studio. Instead, he will wait to see how AI affects jobs. He is worried about OpenAI's new text-to-video tool, Sora. He said his studio project was, "on hold because of Sora." He told "The Hollywood Reporter" website: "There's got to be some sort of [rules] in order to protect us [from AI]."

Sora can make videos up to a minute long. The user types some text, and the software creates a video. Sora is a Japanese word, meaning "sky". The New York Times said the name shows Sora's "limitless creative potential". Tyler Perry said: "It makes me worry so much about all of the people in the…industry who would be affected by this, including actors…and editors." He added: "I'm thinking this will touch every corner of our industry."

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Actor Tyler Perry is worried that AI will cause job losses in Hollywood. As an example, he said he had plans to spend $800 million on making his studio bigger. He has delayed this. Instead, he will wait to see what impact AI has on jobs. He told "The Hollywood Reporter" website about his worries. He said: "There's got to be some sort of [rules] in order to protect us [from AI]. If not, I just don't see how we survive." He said OpenAI's new text-to-video tool, Sora, made him delay his project. He said it was, "on hold because of Sora and what I'm seeing."

Sora can generate videos up to a minute long. The user types a prompt, and the software creates a video. It can also make a video from a photo. Sora is a Japanese word, meaning "sky". The New York Times said the name shows Sora's "limitless creative potential". Tyler Perry knows AI will be useful in film-making. However, he said: "It makes me worry so much about all of the people in the…industry who would be affected by this, including actors…and editors." He added: "I'm thinking this will touch every corner of our industry."

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Hollywood producer and actor Tyler Perry is worried that AI will cause job losses in the movie industry. He gave a personal example of how this is happening now. He said he had plans for an $800 million studio expansion. He has delayed going ahead with this project. Instead, he is waiting to see what happens with AI. He thinks AI will have a big impact on jobs. He told "The Hollywood Reporter" website about his worries. He said: "There's got to be some sort of regulations in order to protect us [from AI]. If not, I just don't see how we survive." He said OpenAI's new text-to-video tool, Sora, made him delay his work on his studio. He said his project is, "on hold because of Sora and what I'm seeing."

Sora is a new tool that can generate videos up to a minute long. All the user has to do is type a prompt, and the software will create a video. It can also create a video from a photo. Sora has been named after the Japanese word for sky. The New York Times said this was to show the tool's "limitless creative potential". Tyler Perry said he understood how useful AI will be in film-making. However, he worries about job losses. He said: "It makes me worry so much about all of the people in the business. I immediately started thinking of everyone in the industry who would be affected by this, including actors…and editors." He added: "I'm thinking this will touch every corner of our industry."

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