
Last year, the founders of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds, alongside CEO Ted Gill, were pushed out of the studio by parent company Krafton. The trio sued Krafton, alleging they had been let go so they wouldn't be able to claim $250 million dollars worth of bonuses for delivering the game. According to the same judge's opinion that reinstated Gill today, Krafton CEO Kim Chang-han relied on ChatGPT for advice on how to take over Unknown Worlds.
In the leadup to the originally planned early access launch of Subnautica 2, the relationship between Krafton and Unknown Worlds "fractured," according to a 91-page ruling from judge Lori W. Will (via Bloomberg Law). "Internal projections showed the new title generating significant revenue that would easily trigger the earnout," Will says. "Fearing he had agreed to a 'pushover' contract, Krafton's CEO consulted an artificial intelligence chatbot to contrive a corporate 'takeover' strategy."