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Why are you still an automation engineer?
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2d ago 126 6
AI writes 90% of your code...
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2d ago
Because writing code was never the whole job. Understanding systems, identifying risks, designing coverage, validating AI-generated tests, debugging failures, and owning quality still require engineering judgment.
AI may change who writes the automation. It doesn't eliminate the need for someone who knows what should be automated, why, and whether the results can be trusted.
The real shift is from writing scripts to engineering quality.
2d ago
~ @beinghumantester What we say for coding same definition goes for scripting. Scoping is something that needs human judgement and even if ai can do whole automation the problem lies in accountability that who will be accountable if something is missed.
1d ago
Because writing code was never the whole job.
AI can generate automation scripts. But someone still needs to decide what to test, challenge assumptions, validate results, investigate failures, and determine whether the tests provide real confidence.
The real question isn't “Who writes the code?”
It's “Who takes responsibility for the quality?”
And yes, automation engineers who only write scripts need to rethink their value.
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