India, Aug. 7 -- Enterprise AI is moving beyond copilots and large language models towards what Siemens calls "engineering intelligence" or AI built on trusted engineering data, digital twins and physics-based simulation to support real-world engineering decisions. Rather than replacing engineers, the company argues that AI will accelerate design, simulation, manufacturing and lifecycle management across increasingly complex products.

That was the central message from Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software, during his keynote at Realize Live Asia-Pacific 2026 in Bengaluru. Rather than positioning AI as a standalone capability, he argued that its future lies in combining trusted engineering data, digital...