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For now, the use of AI in diagnostics has largely been in the pathology space, and according to Emily Volk, president of the College of American Pathologists, AI "won't necessarily replace pathologists, but pathologists who use AI and use it well will replace pathologists who don't." Following pathology's leadAccording to Volk, AI tools already have the power to help pathologists make better diagnostic decisions. By comparison, only a small number of AI tools have been developed for infectious disease identification. Adoption curveThe increase of AI technologies in pathology has in part been driven by the uptake in labs of digital pathology technologies, some of which leverage AI. One of its competitors, Helsinki-based bioinformatics firm Aiforia Technologies, said it plans to build a suite of AI models and offer end-to-end clinical pathology workflow automation.