AI in software testing
In the early 19th century, a group of workers, mostly weavers making clothing, organized a rebellion against a new technology that threatened their jobs. Over the course of months, they raided empty shops at night, destroying the new tools and forcing employers to employ the traditional professions. The new technology was the steam-powered loom. The group leading the rebellion was called the Luddites.
Today, the term Luddite is applied to anyone who resists technological change. Change we have had, and it is welcome! Just a few decades ago, people were employed to press buttons on elevators, answer phones for catalog orders, connect every telephone phone call, type letters, and help every person check out their groceries. By and large, those jobs have gone away to be replaced with self-service. The common argument with AI is that testing is next.
Let’s be clear—we think it’s nonsense.
Time will tell. Conceptually, it is possible...