Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT
TL;DR
A former lead writer accuses Saber Interactive of replacing her with ChatGPT partway through development of Rideshare Stimulator. Stella Sacco wrote on Bluesky that the passenger voices in the game are AI generated as well. CEO Matthew Karch rejects that directly, saying neither Saber nor developer Unigine replaced any writers with AI. No AI use is disclosed on the game's Steam page, which leaves players little way to check either account.
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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