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You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter STAT/Pathos 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. “For my 24th birthday, my friends and I spent 3 days in Pennsylvania remaking The Hunger Games from memory,” reads the title card on “The Hunger Games (but better),” a YouTube parody from comedian Grace Reiter, who’s now a “Saturday Night Live” cast member. I had never heard of this viral video before last week. Maybe it’s because I am of a Certain Generation, but I immediately watched all 42 glorious minutes and am now obsessed. 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 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.