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The cage door is open, a bird (representing QEs) flees the cage (representing the burden of scripted testing) to explore the unknowns. Source: AI

Autonomous Testing has Landed: Welcome BearQ, by SmartBear

31/03/2026 Dan AshbyLeave a comment

So… It’s here - the thing I’ve been hinting at across my past two articles. If you’ve been following my 2-part series about “The Autonomous Testing Tipping Point”, in both parts I talked a lot about the crossroads we’re at in our industry, between the existing world of quality and testing strategies that revolve around [...]

The Autonomous Testing Tipping Point (Part 2)

15/03/202615/03/2026 Dan AshbyLeave a comment

Last week, in part 1, I set the scene: why testing is at a crossroads, what autonomous testing means as a spectrum (not a switch) across both teams and in AI systems, and how autonomy functions best. I also discussed why autonomy within these AI systems is important, in relation to removing friction that stops [...]