Digital Pathology and AI: whole slide imaging, computational pathology, and emerging biomarkers-FSP Precision Medicine Speaker #2 - Digital Path and AI

FSP Precision Medicine Speaker #2 - Digital Path and AI - Eric Walk

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Art Block, Chief Medical Officer at PathAI, described digital and AI pathology as a once-in-a-lifetime transformation from glass slides to digital workflows. He urged pathologists to become fluent in AI concepts, especially deep learning, foundation models, and the importance of matching the right machine-learning method to each pathology task. He explained how digital pathology systems should integrate with LIS/IMS platforms and how AI can improve workflow, quality control, case triage, biomarker scoring, and reporting. Examples included tumor sufficiency assessment for NGS, HER2 and PD-L1 scoring, and AI companion diagnostics for precision medicine. He also highlighted vision-language models for diagnosis and report support. Finally, he acknowledged key challenges: technical errors, regulation, and ethics. The main takeaway was that AI is becoming essential to modern pathology and precision medicine.

Keywords

digital pathology

AI pathology

deep learning

foundation models

precision medicine

biomarker scoring