Saber Interactive has taken the step of adding an explicit AI usage disclaimer to the Steam store page for its title Rideshare Simulator after a wave of controversy surrounding accusations that the company had dismissed a writer in favor of AI‑generated text. The notice, which now appears prominently on the game's listing, is intended to clarify the studio’s current stance on artificial‑intelligence tools and to address the concerns raised by former staff and the broader gaming community. The full disclaimer reads as follows: "This update follows remarks made by Saber CEO Matt Karch concerning former writer Stella Sacco, who was employed by Saber from July 2023 until July 2024. Ms.
Sacco claims she was removed from the Rideshare project midway through development and that her responsibilities were subsequently filled by ChatGPT, alongside other undisclosed AI applications used during the creation of the game. In response, Mr. Karch has stated that Ms.
Sacco was "replaced by someone more talented and terminated for a variety of reasons a few months later," and added that "in retrospect [he] would have been happy to replace her with AI." "Stella who? I had to ask Claude because I have never spoken to her or seen her," Karch told the podcast This Week In Videogames. "We have already said we are using AI for certain parts of the game and will update the Steam page once we have finalised the feature set." "We view our use of AI in this particular game, which will be a lower‑priced title, as a benefit for consumers." "In a BlueSky post this weekend Sacco wrote that Karch had "apologised unreservedly for the awful way he spoke about me in the press." "I've been firm from the beginning that I was telling the truth; I think we can all now agree that it's been borne out. Matt expressed a desire to make it right with me; at this time I don't really know what that looks like for me, and I'll have to take some time to sit with it, but I do at least accept his apology." Karch separately posted a public comment on LinkedIn .
"I unfortunately got triggered by certain later comments (for reasons I won't get into) and shot first and thought second about how to respond," he wrote. "It happens and I am a human being.
I have done what I can to rectify."