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Saber Interactive adds AI disclosure to Rideshare Simulator amid CEO-writer dispute
Saber Interactive has updated Rideshare Simulator's Steam page with an AI disclosure following controversy over allegations that a former writer was replaced by AI, culminating in CEO Matt Karch apologizing to her after a public feud.
Key points
- Saber Interactive added an AI disclosure to Rideshare Simulator's Steam page after criticism.
- Former writer Stella Sacco claimed she was replaced by AI, sparking a public dispute with CEO Matt Karch.
- Karch initially challenged Sacco's claims but later privately apologized for his comments.
- The controversy included Karch making disparaging remarks about another writer in a separate incident.
- The studio faced scrutiny over its use of AI in game development during the dispute.
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