Abstract：So how do we balance all of these needshow the concept of AI technology impacts digital archival expertise Abstract PurposeThisstudyaimstoexploretheimplementationofartificialintelligenceAIinarchivalpracticeby presentingthethoughtsandopinionsofworkingarchivalpractitionersItcontributestotheextantliterature withafreshperspectiveexpandingthediscussiononAIadoptionbyinvestigatinghowitinfluencesthe perceptionsofdigitalarchivalexpertiseDesignmethodologyapproachInthisstudyatwo-phasedatacollectionconsistingoffouronlinefocus groupswasheldtogathertheopinionsofinternationalarchivesanddigitalpreservationprofessionalsn516thatparticipatedonavolunteerbasisThequalitativeanalysisofthetranscriptswasperformedusingtemplate analysisastyleofthematicanalysisFindingsFourmainthemeswereidentifiedfittingAIintodaytodaypracticetheresponsibleuseofAItechnologymanagingexpectationsaboutAIadoptionandbiasassociatedwiththeuseofAITheanalysis suggeststhatAIadoptioncombinedwithhindsightaboutdigitisationasadisruptivetechnologymightprovide archivalpractitionerswithaframeworkforre-definingadvocatingandoutliningdigitalarchivalexpertiseResearchlimitationsimplicationsThevolunteerbasisofthisstudymeantthatthesamplewasnot representativeorgeneralisableOriginalityvalueAlthoughtheresultsofthisresearcharenotgeneralisabletheyshedlightonthe challengesprospectedbytheimplementationofAIinthearchivesandforthedigitalcurationprofessionals dealingwiththischangeTheevolutionofthecharacterisationofdigitalarchivalexpertiseisatopicreserved forfutureresearchRetrieval and IndexingandInstificational CollectionThis article mainly explores the implementation of artificial intelligence in archives and how it affects the cognition of digital archives expertsAlthough it does not clearly point out which AI technology is usedit discusses the adoption of AI and related issues related to archives practice