Saber CEO Denies Replacing Rideshare Writer With ChatGPT But Says ‘I Would Frankly In Retrospect Have Been Happy To Replace Her With AI’
Kotaku | 13.08.2026 11:42Rideshare “Stimulator” was revealed nearly two weeks ago in a short trailer teasing its gig-economy driving-sim satire. But most people probably didn’t hear about it until its former lead writer accused publisher Saber Interactive of replacing her with ChatGPT “midway through development.” Saber Interactive went on to deny that claim, but now its CEO, Matthew Karch, has confirmed he would have done so “in retrospect.” He blasted the former Saber developer while promoting AI in a new personal statement on the controversy that admits generative AI is used in the game.
