GenAI Wars episode 3: Return of the explorer
20th October 2025
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Martin Hynie
Sr Engineering Manager - Explainable AI
Talk Description
Watch this talk to explore how the rise of GenAI is reshaping the tester’s role and responsibilities. Martin Hynie dives into how AI changes what quality means, how failures occur, and why testers need to think beyond automation and test execution.
He explains why companies are driven by fear of missing out, how legal and regulatory pressures shape design decisions, and why testers and quality professionals must work closely with architects, data scientists, and lawyers. You will learn how to adapt to systems that change daily, move from finding causes to probing systems, and build confidence in AI products through transparency and exploration.
By the end of this session, you'll be able to:
- Recognise how AI-driven systems introduce new kinds of failure and uncertainty
- Explain why root cause analysis is less useful for complex, adaptive systems
- Describe how testers can help build confidence in AI products by focusing on design, observability, and exploration
I have been involved in building software for a few decades now. Most recently, in Explainable AI
Also... I love poutine.
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