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Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on Signal at btrang.01.This is the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Today is the first day of the STAT Summit in Boston! If you’re not attending in person (tickets for tomorrow are still available!), you can tune in virtually. Subscribers get a 40% discount on both virtual and in-person tickets. I’m looking forward to “When the Promise of AI Doesn’t Pan Out,” which is scheduled for just after noon ET today, and STAT executive editor Rick Berke’s interview with Katelyn Jetelina, better known as “Your Local Epidemiologist,” whom I’m still starstruck by. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts. Already have an account? Log in View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe