AI-Powered Software Testing Tools: Full Autonomy Remains a Distant Goal

As the new “Tools” column editor, I’m excited to kick off this role by exploring one of the most rapidly evolving areas in software engineering: AI-powered testing tools. These tools promise to transform the way we approach test automation by improving efficiency, reducing the maintenance effort of...

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Published inIEEE software Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 98 - 111
Main Authors Garousi, Vahid, Joy, Nithin, Taibi, Davide
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Alamitos IEEE 01.07.2025
IEEE Computer Society
Subjects
Artificial intelligence
Automation
Codes
Defect detection
Maintenance engineering
Software engineering
Software testing
Software tools
Transforms
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ISSN0740-7459
1937-4194
DOI10.1109/MS.2025.3557895

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Abstract As the new “Tools” column editor, I’m excited to kick off this role by exploring one of the most rapidly evolving areas in software engineering: AI-powered testing tools. These tools promise to transform the way we approach test automation by improving efficiency, reducing the maintenance effort of test code, and enhancing defect detection. —Davide Taibi
AbstractList As the new “Tools” column editor, I’m excited to kick off this role by exploring one of the most rapidly evolving areas in software engineering: AI-powered testing tools. These tools promise to transform the way we approach test automation by improving efficiency, reducing the maintenance effort of test code, and enhancing defect detection. —Davide Taibi
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Defect detection
Maintenance engineering
Software engineering
Software testing
Software tools
Transforms
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