Overview
- A former Saber lead writer, Stella Sacco, posted on Bluesky that she was removed from Rideshare “Stimulator” and replaced mid-development by ChatGPT, and she said passenger voices were AI-generated.
- Saber publicly rejected Sacco’s account, saying no writers were replaced and that the game’s core story was written by human staff while noting its writer headcount has grown since 2023.
- The studio confirmed the game will use generative AI to produce dialog in an experimental free-ride mode because the number of simulated passengers is effectively infinite.
- Journalists and players pointed out that the game's Steam store page currently lacks the platform’s required disclosure for generative-AI content that is consumed by players.
- The dispute has driven heavy community reaction in YouTube and Steam comments and raised broader questions about how studios define “human-written,” when to disclose AI use, and what that means for writers’ jobs.