Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT
TL;DR
After a former lead writer claimed Saber "replaced me with ChatGPT," CEO Matthew Karch now claims, "Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI," for the Rideshare "Stimulator" game announced last month, developed by Unigine. The writer, Stella Sacco, says differently, however, posting on Bluesky that "I was lead writer on this one! And Saber replaced me with ChatGPT midway through development. All the passenger voices were AI too.
Nauti's Take
There is a real opportunity buried in this dispute: AI use in games is now being negotiated in public, and studios that label it clearly can turn disclosure into trust. The risk is that the two accounts flatly contradict each other, and without a Steam disclosure neither players nor writers can verify what was actually generated.
Anyone producing content should settle AI usage in contracts and credits now, instead of issuing denials later.
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