# ‘Rideshare Stimulator’ Developers Disclose AI Use Steam After Days Of Controversy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rideshare-stimulator-developers-disclose-ai-use-steam-after-days-of-controversy/
- Published: 2026-08-15T14:49:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-15T15:05:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/rideshare-stimulator-ai-saga/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Saber disclosed AI use after public controversy.
- Main campaign writing is described as human-made.
- Optional mode and some music use AI.

## Summary

Saber Interactive has added a detailed disclosure to Rideshare Stimulator’s Steam page after several days of controversy about the game’s use of generative AI. The issue intensified when former developer Stella Sacco said she had been replaced by ChatGPT during production, prompting criticism of the studio’s transparency and its treatment of staff.

The disclosure says the main campaign’s story, characters and dialogue were created by human writers, while AI was used for voice generation and some localisation. Its optional Free Ride mode contains AI-generated passenger missions and localised dialogue, and some in-game radio stations include labelled AI-generated music; Sacco also said her access to a development build was revoked despite having been laid off years earlier.

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