The Pitt Portrays Hospitals Adopting Generative AI

In its second season, HBO's The Pitt follows a single 15-hour Fourth of July shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center and introduces a subplot about clinicians adopting AI-powered transcription software. The show depicts transcription errors that could endanger patients while exploring why staff embrace AI amid chronic understaffing and how reliance increases verification work, burnout risk, and administrative burden.