Former Saber Writer Says ChatGPT Replaced Her on Rideshare Game as Studio Defends 3,000 Jobs
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Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 12
Former Saber Writer Says ChatGPT Replaced Her on Rideshare Game as Studio Defends 3,000 Jobs
3 articles · Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 12
Summary
Stella Sacco said Saber removed her midway through development of Rideshare 'Stimulator' and used ChatGPT to write remaining text and planned live updates, citing a December 2023 Facebook post as contemporaneous proof.
Sacco said a C-level executive pushed AI as "great marketing" despite objections from her boss and her own warning to CEO Matt Karch that players already disliked AI-generated game content.
Saber denied replacing Sacco or any other writer with AI, saying the game's story was written entirely by humans and that its writing staff has tripled since 2023.
The studio still acknowledged AI use in an experimental free-ride mode, where "infinite" passengers require generated dialogue, but did not clearly address Sacco's claim that passenger voices were also AI.
The dispute adds to a wider industry backlash over AI in games, with critics focusing on undisclosed use on Steam and whether AI tools are supplementing or displacing creative work.