The Rideshare Stimulator AI fiasco almost, but not quite came to a close today when writer Stella Sacco shared that she had received a private message from Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch, who apologized for his hurtful comments to the press regarding her employment and capabilities.
In a separate post on LinkedIn, Karch reflected on the controversy and seemingly alluded to his personal contact with Sacco. But he also couldn't resist taking a swipe at Portal writer Chet Faliszek, who has publicly criticized Karch for his actions—most notably in the form of a 26-minute vlog on YouTube.
The briefest of recaps if you haven't been paying attention (bless you):
- Saber Interactive releases a trailer for Rideshare Stimulator, a mundane job sim where you play a cabbie.
- Writer Stella Sacco claims to have worked on the game before getting fired, her workload then taken over by an LLM.
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