A task performed by Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
Not yet. Workers want this automated (3/5), but experts rate today's AI capability at only 3/5, the technology isn't there. It's an R&D Opportunity.
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 6 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 2 experts).
How much human involvement should stay?
The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.
Why workers want this automated
- Frees up time for higher-value work67%
- Reduces human error33%
- Helps handle larger scale33%
- It's repetitive17%
- It's stressful17%
How to automate this
Workers want this gone, but today's tools only get part of the way. Automate the edges.
Where to start
Remove the repetitive parts first.
- 1Template anything you do the same way each time.
- 2Connect your tools with a no-code automation (Zapier, Make, Power Automate).
- 3Use AI for the first draft, then review.
Tools that can help
Know a better way, or spot an error?
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This is 1 of 17 tasks studied for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, where workers want 88% of tasks automated.
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