{
  "id": 16852546,
  "title": "Oracle's Larry Ellison dismisses 'SaaS apocalypse' fears, says AI will make software better",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/oracles-larry-ellison-dismisses-saas-apocalypse-fears-says-ai-will",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T04:26:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/oracles-larry-ellison-dismisses-saas-apocalypse-fears-says-ai-will-make-software-better/articleshow/135251858.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) will kill the traditional software industry, stating that AI will instead enable companies to build complete, easy-to-use applications for entire industries. Speaking at Oracle AI World, Ellison, the company's executive chairman and chief technology officer, rejected the idea of a \"SaaS apocalypse\" where businesses would use AI to create their own software instead of purchasing software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. Instead, companies will create applications that are far superior, he noted.\n\nBusiness software has never been fully finished for any one industry, Ellison explained. Hospitals, banks, and hotels, for instance, have had to build their own extensions or connect applications from other vendors. However, thanks to AI, the software industry can now create complete applications for specific industries, starting with healthcare, which Ellison identified as the most complex. By demonstrating the ability to create a full suite of healthcare applications, Oracle aims to prove it can do the same for banking, retail, hospitality, and government.\n\nEllison emphasized that applications should be as simple to use as asking a question. He recounted a personal experience with a broken leg and the cumbersome process of navigating screens to retrieve X-rays, which he deemed ridiculous. With AI, he believes users will no longer need training to operate these applications. While people will still require specialized education to become doctors, accountants, or lawyers, asking questions should yield immediate answers.\n\nMoreover, Ellison criticized lengthy software installations that can take up to two years and incur significant costs. Oracle Health, the company's healthcare division, allows hospitals using other records systems to simply switch on a new module that discovers existing processes and adds to them. The company's first AI-driven system, Oracle Health, is built from the interface to the installation, and Ellison predicts that all of Oracle's business software will eventually incorporate AI.",
  "summary": "Speaking at Oracle AI World here, Ellison, the company's executive chairman and chief technology officer, rejected talk of a \"SaaS apocalypse\", in which businesses would use AI to build their own applications instead of buying software-as-a-service (SaaS) products.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}