We all need to become critical testers | Tanja Vos | TEDxOpenUniversiteitHeerlen

Software doesn’t always work well, which is often due to insufficient testing. Studies by Tanja Vos showed that we are teaching the testing using a paradigm based on rationalism. The problem with rationalism in testing is that information we get about the expected workings of a system are often wrong. Tanja pleads that we SHIFT towards a paradigm based on empiricism when testing. And, as the systems we use today, which are increasingly being used to make judgements about humans, are based on AI we need critical human testers to critically assess the behaviours of these systems. Tanja Vos is professor Software Engineering at Open Universiteit in The Netherlands and an associate professor at Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. She has dedicated her career to advancing the field of software testing through her extensive research and more than 25 years of teaching experience.
Tanja Vos has been involved in numerous research projects on software testing in an industrial setting. She has successfully coordinated various EU-funded projects related to software testing, demonstrating her expertise and leadership in the field. Her involvement in various Erasmus and Leonardo initiatives has helped to foster a better understanding between academia and business. Her research and industry experience have led her to work with many companies on automated testing projects in an industrial setting. Tanja is the project lead for TESTAR.org, an open-source project that aims to create an intelligent tool for automated testing at the Graphical User Interface level. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@calkelpdiver]

As someone who has been working in Software Testing for over 35 years now I can agree with what is said here. My only point is that what was said needs to be relayed to management of companies to educate them about what this type of work really entails. Until management gets a clue then the same problems will continue.
Bring your message to the C-level people and get them to buy-in on this. And don't do it from an academician point of view but from a practical one. Move beyond the classroom and get it into the real world of software. Explain to them the business and financial benefits of software testing. How it can impact both Hard dollar (revenue) and Soft dollar (reputation, customer satisfaction) factors in business. This along with what you talked about can have a beneficial impact.

[@kpm-mbklaten8638]

But how to avoid overtesting then? Because sometimes tester doing overtesting, for a simple feature which lead to late delivery.

[@gaminigunarathna7453]

If i will opposite in the ai technology.what,an ai tchnology be more effect in the people future.