{"slug": "stat-the-secret-ai-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-the-last-six-months", "title": "STAT+: The secret AI-startup project I’ve been working on the last six months", "summary": "STAT+ has published an exclusive investigation into a secret AI-startup project that has been under development for the past six months, raising questions about whether the company's challenges are typical growing pains or indicative of deeper issues in its mission to transform health care. The project, which has not been named, is the subject of a subscriber-exclusive newsletter and story, and the author invites reader feedback and tips for future investigations.", "body_md": "Y*ou’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday.*\n\nAs you read today’s main item and the associated story, let me know whether you think these are just the typical growing pains of a company trying to live up to its investors’ expectations while transforming health care, or something bigger. You can reply to this email or send a message to [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6979f868499919899859f85b68582978298938185d895999b).\n\nAnd if you have tips I should consider for future investigations, email them to me or contact me on Signal (an encrypted messaging app) at btrang.01.\n\n## This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers\n\n### Unlock this article — plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts.\n\nAlready have an account? [Log in](/login/)\n\n[View All Plans](https://www.statnews.com/stat-plus/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-the-secret-ai-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-the-last-six-months", "canonical_source": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/12/the-secret-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-ai-prognosis/?utm_campaign=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-12 12:09:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-12 12:14:24.157597+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-startups", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["STAT+"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-the-secret-ai-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-the-last-six-months", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-the-secret-ai-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-the-last-six-months.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-the-secret-ai-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-the-last-six-months.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-the-secret-ai-startup-project-ive-been-working-on-the-last-six-months.jsonld"}}