AI vs testers? Friend or foe?

Talk Description

This Ministry of Testing London's first event, hosted by Robbie Falck, explores the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and software testing professionals. 

This fantastic group of panellists discussed whether AI serves as a collaborator enhancing testers' capabilities or poses a threat to traditional testing roles. The conversation covered the integration of AI into testing workflows, the necessity for testers to adapt and acquire new skills, and the potential for AI to automate repetitive tasks, allowing human testers to focus on more complex, value-driven activities.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn how AI technologies can complement and enhance the work of human testers rather than replace them
• Discover why continuous learning is essential for testers to keep pace with AI and other emerging technologies
• Explore ways to integrate AI-driven automation while maintaining the critical thinking and contextual understanding that human testers provide

Robbie Falck

Senior QA Lead

South African / British QA. Conference speaker, MoT London Meetup host, blog writer and bug smasher! Currently a Senior QA Lead at Moneybox in London.

Gomathi Ramalingam

She/her

Director of QA and Product Delivery

Director of QA & Product Delivery at SIMBA Chain. Passionate about AI in testing, public speaker, blogger, Web3 enthusiast, women in tech advocate, runner, traveller and a loving mum and wife.

Gary Parker

Senior QA Architect

Senior QA Architect, responsible for QA Architecture, tooling, frameworks and processes. Specializing in front-end web and mobile technologies.

Gek Yeo

She/Her

Head of QA, DevOps

Gek Yeo is Head of QA, DevOps and a Podcaster. BCS Professional, ISTQB & PRINCE2 certified. Other lives as Automation Coach, Scrum Master and ProBono Consultant. Search "Gek Yeo" on Spotify.