Saber CEO Denies AI Writer Replacement on Rideshare Game
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- Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch denied the company replaced writers with AI on Rideshare "Stimulator," stating "Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI" and that the story was "written entirely by real people."
- Former lead writer Stella Sacco countered on Bluesky that "Saber replaced me with ChatGPT midway through development" and that "all the passenger voices were AI too."
- Karch's statement acknowledged an "experimental, free-ride mode" that "by necessity incorporates AI as the number of passengers in the game is infinite" — a concession Sacco argues contradicts the broader denial.
- Rideshare Stimulator's Steam listing currently contains no disclosure about the use of generative AI, despite AI-generated writing and audio appearing in the teaser.
- Sacco said Saber informed her in December 2023 that she was being replaced, and argued the company is "trying to have it both ways" by claiming human authorship while deploying AI-generated content.
- Saber Interactive employs 3,000+ people, and Karch said "None of our 3000+ employees have to worry about being replaced by AI."
Why it matters: Sacco's account names a specific date — December 2023 — when she says Saber told her she was being replaced, and the Steam page ships without any AI disclosure despite AI content visible in the teaser; this puts Saber in a contradiction regardless of which version holds, exposing it to both labor-side credibility questions and consumer AI-disclosure complaints.
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