The technology, just released in Europe and the UK, clearly has the potential to transform the film, TV and advertising industries

• OpenAI launches Sora video generation tool in UK

If you want to know why Tyler Perry put an $800m (£635m) expansion of his studio complex on hold, type “two people in a living room in the mountains” into OpenAI’s video generation tool.

The result from artificial intelligence-powered Sora, which was released in the UK and Europe on Friday, indicates why the US TV and film mogul paused his plans.