Saber Interactive faces renewed scrutiny over its upcoming driving game, Rideshare Stimulator, after a former lead writer, Stella Sacco, said she was replaced by ChatGPT during development. Saber CEO Matthew Karch denied that any writers were replaced with AI, and the dispute escalates as outlets report the company’s acknowledgment of generative AI use.
Saber now discloses additional details on the game’s Steam page about where AI is used. According to the update, the game uses AI tools for “voice generation and some localization,” and for some passenger missions that players can skip if they want “human-written narrative content.” The company also says radio stations include both human-made music and AI-generated music, with the AI tracks clearly labeled in-game. Saber states that the main campaign story, characters, and dialogue are written by a human writers’ team.
Different outlets emphasize different aspects of the row: Sacco’s account of being removed “midway through development” and tied to live updates, Karch’s earlier remarks about confidentiality, and the timing of the Steam disclaimer addition, which outlets say was missing since the game’s wishlisting period. Several reports also describe Karch’s later apology to Sacco after his earlier public comments.
