{
  "id": 2930902,
  "title": "Künstliche Intelligenz: Siemens-Healthineers-Chef: „Brauchen keine KI-Strategie“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kunstliche-intelligenz-siemens-healthineers-chef-brauchen-keine-ki",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/kuenstliche-intelligenz-siemens-healthineers-chef-brauchen-keine-ki-strategie/100249180.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Siemens Healthineers, a medical technology manufacturer, views artificial intelligence (AI) not as an end goal, but as a valuable tool on the path to improved healthcare. The company's CEO, Bernd Montag, told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur that AI may not inherently make medical technology better, but it will make it more efficient.\n\nMontag clarified that when asked about Siemens Healthineers' AI strategy, the response is that the company does not need one, as AI is not an endpoint. Instead, the focus is on defeating cancer, with the company considering how AI can play a role in this pursuit. However, the ultimate goal remains better cancer therapies, according to Montag.\n\nThe company's strategy centers on diagnosing and treating diseases that are primarily responsible for a large number of deaths: cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and strokes. These health systems face not only the challenge of affordability but also a growing shortage of medical professionals. Montag explained that the challenge is to determine how AI can effectively assist in removing certain routine tasks to improve the overall healthcare system.",
  "summary": "Siemens Healthineers will Künstliche Intelligenz gezielt gegen Krebs und andere tödliche Krankheiten einsetzen. Warum gute Ärzte für den Medizintechnikkonzern dabei unverzichtbar bleiben.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "KI in der Medizintechnik: Siemens-Healthineers-Chef: „Brauchen keine KI-Strategie“",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ki-in-der-medizintechnik-siemens-healthineers-chef-brauchen-keine-ki",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:00:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}