Saber Interactive Denies Former Writer's Claims She Was Replaced By GenAI On Their New Rideshare Game
Stella Sacco says Saber Interactive used ChatGPT and AI-generated passenger voices in development, while the company denies replacing writers with AI.
- Former lead writer Stella Sacco claims Saber Interactive replaced her with ChatGPT midway through development of Rideshare Stimulator, a taxi-style game developed by Unigine.
- On Bluesky, Sacco stated she was lead writer before being replaced midway, noting she had previously been 'replaced' by ChatGPT on an unnamed project in December.
- CEO Matthew Karch denied replacing writers, stating 'Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI for Rideshare or any other game,' while admitting generative tools support infinite NPC passengers.
- Responding to the studio's defense, Sacco told The Verge that 'you can't meaningfully say both writers wrote the story and computers wrote the text.' Steam's listing lacks AI disclosure.
- Saber asserts its writer staff has tripled since 2023 and maintains AI tools improve NPC behavior and gameplay experiences, claiming none of its 3,000+ employees face replacement.
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