TBNL128: The Age of Agentic AI Testing – A Game Changer for Software Quality

Dear TestBusters Community,

The landscape of software testing is evolving faster than ever, and at the heart of this transformation is AI. Not just any AI, but agentic AI—intelligent, self-directed systems that take autonomous action to design, execute, and optimize tests.

With our community partner, Virtuoso QA , at the forefront of this innovation, we are entering a new phase of quality assurance: one where AI doesn’t just assist testers but actively drives testing itself.

2025: The Year AI Becomes Inevitable

While 2024 was hailed as the “Year of AI,” widespread adoption remained sluggish. Many organizations hesitated, citing concerns over trust, control, and integration complexity.

For testers, 2024 means evolving from test executors to AI quality strategists. The skills required will expand beyond automation scripting. The future belongs to those who understand not just how to test, but how to guide AI-driven testing.

At the TestBusters community, we are committed to staying ahead of these changes, fostering discussions, and preparing our community for the AI-driven future of testing. We invite you to explore Virtuoso’s insights, experiment with AI-enhanced testing, and join us in shaping what’s next.

Agentic AI Testing is coming. Are you ready?

Happy reading

Rudolf #theCharmingOrganizer

Agentic AI Testing Is Coming

The engineering team here at Virtuoso QA has cracked the code behind completely autonomous testing. Our agentic AI takes the lead in writing and executing tests, so all you have to do is sit back and watch. If you compare this to the levels of automation for self-driving cars, we would come in at level 4. The tester may have to intervene at some point, but the platform can do the majority of authoring and executing itself. This feature isn’t currently in the platform, but it’s part of our roadmap for this year!

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Our View of AI in 2025

While 2024 was heralded as the year of AI, the software industry didn’t see significant or widespread adoption. Uncertainty, lack of urgency, and a general wariness held companies back from fully embracing AI, but this hesitation won’t last. 2025 will be the year AI is no longer optional. From reshamping employment to accelerating innovation, the AI revolution is entering the “full steam ahead” phase. In Derren Nisbet’s, our CEO, article on London Daily News, he covers the coming AI shift, its impact on tech giants, and what it means for QA.

What Makes Virtuoso QA Different?

Virtuoso QA was developed with the intention of removing QA as a bottleneck and empowering testers to uncover even the smallest of bugs before production. There are a few key features that enable reduced costs, decreased release times, and faster testing speeds:

• AI-Powered Core: Since Virtuoso’s conception, AI has always been the key to its development. From self-healing to writing test steps to creating test data, AI is there to help every step of the way.
• Natural Language Programming: With NLP, both technical and non-technical testers can write exactly the tests they needs for their web app. And with the Extensions Writer, testers can even create their own natural language extensions to use naturally within the test steps.
• API and UI Testing: Virtuoso QA unifies both API and UI testing, allowing teams to validate both the front end and the calls to the back end seamlessly.
• Self-Healing: Test maintenance and flaky tests are some of testers’ greatest headaches, but self-healing cuts down on test maintenance costs by 85% and slashes maintenance time to almost 0.
• Continuous Testing: Testing teams can easily integrate their testing process into the CI/CD pipeline with tools like Jenkins, GitHub, and Azure DevOps.This enables Continuous Testing and helps teams deliver software faster without sacrificing quality.

If any of these features sound like they could be useful for you or your testing team, give Virtuoso QA’s interactive demo a spin to get a feel for the platform.?