00:00Last year, Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds founders, alongside CEO Ted Gill, were pushed
00:05out of the studio by parent company Crafton. The trio then sued Crafton, alleging that
00:09they had been let go to avoid paying the studio $250 million worth of bonuses for delivering
00:14the game.
00:15Following a recent court ruling, it was confirmed that Crafton's own CEO, Kim Chang Han, relied
00:19on ChatGPT for advice on how to take over Unknown Worlds.
00:23From the 91-page ruling from Judge Laurie W. Will via Bloomberg Law, following internal
00:28projections that Subnautica 2's release would generate significant revenue that would easily
00:32trigger the $250 million payout, Crafton's CEO used an artificial intelligence chatbot to
00:37contrive a corporate takeover strategy of the studio.
00:40At ChatGPT's suggestion, Kim formed an internal task force dubbed Project X, the ruling states.
00:45The task force's mandate was to either negotiate a deal on the earn-out, or execute a takeover
00:50of Unknown Worlds.
00:51Along with firing the founders, Crafton also followed the chatbot's advice in securing
00:55control points by locking down Unknown Worlds' Steam publishing rights, preventing them from
01:00releasing Subnautica 2.
01:01Following the ruling, Crafton must now reinstate the former Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill and give
01:06them the keys to release Subnautica 2 into early access.
01:09Let this be a lesson, folks. Don't use ChatGPT for legal advice. Or to take over a company,
01:14I guess.
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