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Publisher and developer Saber Interactive is promising to update the Steam Page of its recently-announced game Rideshare “Stimulator” with an AI disclosure after defending itself from claims that it and developer Unigine replaced writers with generative AI.
A Saber Interactive spokesperson confirmed the news to Game Developer after we inquired about claims made by veteran game writer Stella Sacco, who posted on Bluesky about their experience working as a lead writer on Rideshare “Stimulator.” Rideshare will use AI technology in an “experimental free-ride mode” that incorporates AI “by necessity,” as the game generates an infinite number of passengers for players to haul from one location to the next.
“The Steam page will be updated once the feature set is finalized,” the spokesperson said. “We are touting this experimental mode as a feature, not shying away from it.”
According to Sacco, she had been working as a lead writer on Rideshare but was “replaced with ChatGPT midway through development.”
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“All the passenger voices were AI too,” she added. “Either they changed direction at some point or they’re not disclosing it on Steam.” She provided a contemporaneous Facebook screenshot documenting when she first said she had been replaced by ChatGPT in the workplace from 2023 to support her claim.
