This isn’t a revolution, or the end of manual or automated testing— just some test-nerd fun. No one really likes to create the 100th test case. I’ve spent a good fraction of my life on this planet entering test cases into a test case manager or spreadsheet :) Some of…

In today’s dynamic technological environment, some manual testers are voicing concerns, sometimes leading to strange and polarizing statements. But as the demarcation between human and machine capabilities continues to blur, manual testers should embrace the change and redefine their roles. Statements like: “Only humans can truly test.” “Automation is just checking.” “AI…

Let’s explore how AI is changing exploratory software testing. Yes, most exploratory software testers think that only humans can do this work. Strangely many of them haven’t actually tested the AI, or explored it all that thouroghly. Lets explore some examples of how generative AI will influence and impact this…

Whether real, or hallucinating, OpenAI’s GPT API’s sure has a lot to say when it probably shouldn’t. Spoiler Alert: It appears that OpenAI is already aware of this issue and has made the deliberate choice not to address it. I wish I could attribute the discovery of this bug to…

In the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, there remains a profound need to understand the unique capabilities of human testers. While AI can handle vast amounts of data at unparalleled speeds, it still struggles with the intuitive, emotional, and contextual nuances that only humans possess. Testers say…

Amazingly, generative AI has had little impact on the world of test automation. Microsoft has added amazingly smart AI into production versions of Office and Windows. Google is rolling out a whole new Generative AI-based search engine. Is software testing just so much more complex? Are the existing approaches to…

AI engineers, once content with distinguishing hotdogs from non-hotdogs in lab environments, now face drastically evolved expectations. The advent of generative AI has transformed these engineers' roles significantly. If an AI fails to be omniscient, unbiased, and as imaginative as a human, the world does not hesitate to complain. In…

AI’s entrance into the world of manual software testing has stirred the pot, casting shadows on traditional testing debates. The chatter in the testing world has become strangely quiet. Veteran manual testers are now reassessing their significance as generative AI technology challenges the status quo of software testing. Manual software…

I've done a bad thing. Probably the most sacrilege thing a tester could do today — I’ve used AI to test AI. Where is the Oracle? How can you trust AI? How can you trust something to test itself? …