Haider Ali Khan

SDET @TCS

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

I completely understand why you feel that way. But honestly, I wouldn’t be scared of AI. QA is changing, not disappearing. If you’re starting your journey now, focus on strong testing fundamentals and gradually learn how AI can help you work smarter. AI can generate tests, but understanding the product, thinking beyond the obvious, and questioning whether something is actually correct still requires a tester. Keep learning and keep experimenting, you’re starting at a very interesting time for QA.

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

AI Won’t Replace Testers | But Testers Who Use AI Will Replace Those Who Don’t

For a long time, we’ve heard the same question:

“Will AI replace software testers?”

Honestly, I don’t think that’s the right question anymore.

The better question is:

“How will AI change the way we test software?”

As someone working in software testing and automation, I’ve been thinking about this a lot. AI is already changing how we create test cases, write automation, analyze failures, and generate test data.

But does that make testers irrelevant?

I don’t think so.

I think the role of a tester is changing.

Testing is more than test cases

Testing has never been only about executing test cases.

A good tester asks:

- What can go wrong?
- What happens if the user does something unexpected?
- Are we testing the right things?
- Could this change break something else?

AI can help answer these questions, but human reasoning still matters.

AI can generate 100 test cases in seconds. But knowing which 10 actually matter is a different skill.

That’s where testers add value.

AI is changing automation

AI can make repetitive automation work much faster — writing scripts, finding locators, maintaining tests, and analyzing failures.

Self-healing automation is a good example.

But self-healing doesn’t automatically mean reliable.

Imagine a button changes from “Delete Account” to “Deactivate Account.”

AI might find the new button and make the test pass.

But should it?

Was that actually the expected change?

That’s where human validation becomes important.

A passing test doesn’t always mean good software.

We shouldn’t only ask:

“How many tests passed?”

We should also ask:

“Did we test the right things?”

You can have thousands of automated tests and still miss one critical business scenario.

The QA role is evolving

I don’t think the future QA engineer will spend most of their time writing repetitive automation code.

I see more focus on:

AI + Testing + Product Understanding + Risk Analysis

AI can analyze requirements, suggest high-risk scenarios, generate tests, and help investigate failures.

The tester validates the output and makes the final decision.

That’s not replacement.

That’s collaboration.

And there’s another thing testers should remember:

AI can be confidently wrong.

It can misunderstand requirements, generate incorrect tests, suggest unreliable locators, or miss important edge cases.

So AI output should be treated as an input, not the final truth.

The ability to question AI may become one of the most important testing skills.

So, will AI replace testers?

Some repetitive testing tasks will disappear or become much faster.

Some roles will change.

But I don’t believe quality engineering is going away.

The expectations are simply increasing.

Future QA engineers will need a combination of testing fundamentals, automation, APIs, CI/CD, product knowledge, AI skills, and most importantly, critical thinking.

The real competition may not be:

Human vs AI

It may be:

Tester using AI vs Tester not using AI.

Using AI doesn’t mean asking it to do everything.

It means knowing what to ask, how to validate the answer, and when not to trust it.

Automation didn’t eliminate testing.

It changed testing.

AI is doing the same thing, just much faster.

So maybe the real question isn’t:

“Will AI replace testers?”

It’s:

“Are we ready to become the testers that AI cannot replace?”

And honestly, I think that’s an exciting future for QA.

What do you think?

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

Finally sharing my first article on X!

AI is changing software testing fast, but I don’t think it’s replacing testers. I believe it’s changing how we work, think, and approach quality.

I shared my thoughts on where QA is heading and why learning to work with AI may become one of the most important skills for testers.

Would love to hear your perspective.

#AI #SoftwareTesting #QA #TestAutomation #AITesting

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

#TestMuConf2026 A fascinating session on how AI is transforming healthcare systems and improving patient care. Loved the discussion around real-world AI applications in hospitals and the potential to make healthcare smarter, safer, and more efficient. #TestMuAI #AI #HealthcareAI #TestMuConf

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

@testmuai @shvnmahajan #TestMuConf 2026 Really impressive session on KaneCLI! Loved learning how AI-powered CLI capabilities can simplify test automation, improve efficiency, and make testing more scalable. Great practical takeaways that can definitely be applied in real-world QA workflows! #TestMuAI

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

Same loop, new surface. Shravan Mahajan (@shvnmahajan ), TestMu AI, runs the full agentic QA loop for mobile apps, author to maintain, in a live workshop at #TestMuConf 2026 🔗 https://t.co/IIT5uh2OYT.

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

@testmuai @quali_zeal #TestMuConf 2026 Such a valuable session! Loved the practical insights and fresh perspectives on AI and the future of testing. #TestMuAI #TestMuConf2026

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

@testmuai @thoughtworks Amazing session! Really insightful and learned a lot from the discussion. #TestMuConf 2026 #TestMuAI

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

Turning a risk into a test, in six steps.

Thejes Sree Satheesh Kumar (Thoughtworks) broke down a practical method at #TestMuConf2026: pick a risk, describe a bad day, write a probe, find the signal, write the check, set the rule. If you can't name the thing you'd look at, you don't have a test yet, you have a worry.

#TestMuConf #AI #Security #QualityEngineering

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

Eight of ten entries moved.

Thejes Sree Satheesh Kumar (Thoughtworks) walked through what changed between the 2025 and 2026 OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications at #TestMuConf2026. Excessive Agency jumped from #6 to #3, the biggest climb on the list, while Unbounded Consumption leapt from #10 to #6. Improper Output Handling saw the biggest fall, dropping from #5 to #10.

#TestMuConf #AI #Security #QualityEngineering

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

@testmuai What a fantastic session! The discussion was really insightful, with lots of valuable learnings around AI, testing, and the future of QA.
#TestMuConf 2026 #TestMuAI

[Akash (codeguyakash) @codeguyakash]

@haksdet Absolutely agree! The last 3 days have been packed with valuable insights around AI, testing, and the future of QA. Great to see such a strong community coming together to learn and share knowledge! #TestMuConf 2026 #TestMuAI

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

what an incredible 3 days! 🚀 every session brought fresh insights, especially around ai, testing, automation, and the future of qa. truly grateful to testmu ai for bringing together such amazing speakers and creating such a valuable learning experience!

#TestMuConf #TestMuConf2026 #TestMuAI

[Haider Ali Khan @haksdet]

3 days. So many insights. One incredible learning experience!

I’m really glad to have attended all three days of TestMu AI Conference. #TestMuConf

Over these 3 days, I got the opportunity to listen to and learn from so many worldwide industry experts and speakers, each sharing valuable perspectives on AI, software testing, automation, and the future of QA.

From AI-driven testing and agentic AI to real-world automation strategies and the evolving role of testers, every session gave me something new to learn and think about.

A big thank you to #TestMuAI for organizing such an amazing conference and bringing together experts from across the industry.

It was not just a conference, but a great learning experience that I’ll definitely carry forward in my QA journey.

Looking forward to applying these learnings and continuing to explore the world of AI + Software Testing.

#TestMuAI #TestMuConf #TestMuConf2026 #AI #SoftwareTesting #AutomationTesting #AITesting #QualityAssurance #FutureOfTesting #Learning #QA

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

Decoded.

Five years. Five editions. And #TestMuConf just keeps getting bigger, bolder, and closer to the future it set out to explore.

Three days of #TestMuConf 2026, and the future of testing looks a lot less like a mystery and a lot more like a roadmap.

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

Fast, smart… and fragile? Join Laveena Ramchandani, Quality Engineering Manager, @easyJet , at #TestMuConf 2026 🔗 https://t.co/IIT5uh2h9l for a session on the leadership challenge hiding beneath AI-accelerated testing and how to lead teams through it.

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

🧠 When software starts thinking, correctness stops being binary.

Join Chinmaya Kothari, Director - Quality Engineering and AI CoE, @quali_zeal, at #TestMuConf 2026 🔗 https://t.co/IIT5uh2OYT on testing LLM apps, RAG systems & AI agents in the enterprise.

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

Why run the whole suite when only a slice touches your change?

Join Srikanta Kumar Sahoo, Staff Engineer at UKG, and Navneet Goyal, Principal Software Engineer at UKG, as they talk about AI-powered, impact-based testing for faster, safer releases at #TestMuConf 2026 🔗 https://t.co/74915FBr8k.

[TestGuild @testguilds]

Every vendor is telling you what testers are doing with AI.

None of them asked you.

The State of Automation Survey is open. 5 minutes, anonymous, vendor neutral, and you get the full report free.

https://t.co/2EsISSLXxf

[TestMu AI @testmuai]

'Test the LLM risks' sounds simple until you open the OWASP list.

Join Thejes Sree Satheesh Kumar, Quality Analyst, @thoughtworks , for her session as she turns it into practical QA checks you can actually run at #TestMuConf 2026 🔗 https://t.co/IIT5uh2OYT.