Recent progress in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked enthusiasm for its potential use in pathology. As pathology labs are currently starting to shift their focus towards AI implementation, a better understanding how AI tools can be optimally aligned with the medical and social context of pathology daily practice is urgently needed. Strikingly, studies often fail to mention the ways in which AI tools should be integrated in the decision-making processes of pathologists, nor do they address how this can be achieved in an ethically sound way. Moreover, the perspectives of pathologists and other professionals within pathology concerning the integration of AI within pathology remains an underreported topic. This article aims to fill this gap in the literature and presents the first in-depth interview study in which professionals’ perspectives on the possibilities, conditions and prerequisites of AI integration in pathology are explicated. The results of this study have led to the formulation of three concrete recommendations to support AI integration, namely: (1) foster a pragmatic attitude toward AI development, (2) provide task-sensitive information and training to health care professionals working in pathology departments and (3) take time to reflect upon users’ changing roles and responsibilities.

人工智能 (AI) 发展的最新进展激发了人们对其在病理学中的潜在用途的热情。由于病理实验室目前开始将重点转向 AI 实施，因此迫切需要更好地了解 AI 工具如何与病理学日常实践的医学和社会背景最佳结合。引人注目的是，研究往往没有提到人工智能工具应该以何种方式整合到病理学家的决策过程中，也没有解决如何以符合道德的方式实现这一点。此外，病理学家和病理学内其他专业人员关于人工智能在病理学中的整合的观点仍然是一个未被充分报道的话题。本文旨在填补文献中的这一空白，并提出了第一个深度访谈研究，其中阐述了专业人士对人工智能在病理学中整合的可能性、条件和先决条件的看法。这项研究的结果导致制定了三项支持 AI 集成的具体建议，即：(1) 培养对 AI 开发的务实态度，(2) 为在病理科工作的医疗保健专业人员提供任务敏感信息和培训(3) 花时间反思用户不断变化的角色和责任。