{
  "id": 618046,
  "title": "Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/saber-denies-replacing-rideshare-stimulators-writers-with-chatgpt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:39:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/games/978558/rideshare-stimulator-writer-ai-saber-interactive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saber Interactive's CEO Matthew Karch has denied claims that the company's upcoming game Rideshare Stimulator replaced any writers with AI. The denial comes after a former lead writer, Stella Sacco, claimed on Bluesky that she was replaced by ChatGPT midway through development. According to Sacco, all passenger voices in the game were also created using AI.\n\nSacco shared an image of a December 2023 social media post where she mentioned being replaced on one of her games by ChatGPT. Her LinkedIn account shows that she worked as a lead writer at Saber Interactive from July 2023 to July 2024, during which she worked on several games including Stuntman Hollywood.\n\nThe Verge reports that Saber describes Rideshare Stimulator as an immersive driving simulation game. There is no further information available on the game's development or release.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with ChatGPT on its new driving game, but says it will use AI for dialog 'as the number of passengers in the game is infinite'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/saber-interactive-denies-replacing-writer-with-chatgpt-on-its-new",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:59:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}