Saber Interactive's chief creative officer says "We've never replaced anybody with AI"

Saber Interactive chief creative officer Tim Willits has responded to accusations that the studio replaced a writer with ChatGPT, saying "we've never replaced anybody with AI" and calling CEO Matthew Karch's earlier remarks sarcasm. He confirmed that Rideshare Stimulator's main campaign story, characters and dialogue are written by human writers, with AI used for voice generation and some localization, while its optional Free Ride mode includes AI-generated passenger missions. Willits said Saber does not use generative AI in its production pipelines and expects bigger games focused on AI at next year's Gamescom.