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Dean does QA

Dean Bodart

25 episodes

1 month ago

The air is thick with a familiar, anxious question: "Is my job next?" For Software Testers and QA Professionals, the rapid rise of Generative AI has amplified this fear. Stories of AI writing code and automating tasks have many wondering if their days of finding bugs are numbered. But the reality playing out in the world’s leading tech companies, like Salesforce, is one of evolution, not extinction. AI is not replacing the human tester; it is becoming the ultimate catalyst for their transform...

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The air is thick with a familiar, anxious question: "Is my job next?" For Software Testers and QA Professionals, the rapid rise of Generative AI has amplified this fear. Stories of AI writing code and automating tasks have many wondering if their days of finding bugs are numbered. But the reality playing out in the world’s leading tech companies, like Salesforce, is one of evolution, not extinction. AI is not replacing the human tester; it is becoming the ultimate catalyst for their transform...

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Dean does QA

You're Worried About AI Taking Your Job? Here's How Salesforce Proves Software Testers Aren't Going Extinct.

The air is thick with a familiar, anxious question: "Is my job next?" For Software Testers and QA Professionals, the rapid rise of Generative AI has amplified this fear. Stories of AI writing code and automating tasks have many wondering if their days of finding bugs are numbered. But the reality playing out in the world’s leading tech companies, like Salesforce, is one of evolution, not extinction. AI is not replacing the human tester; it is becoming the ultimate catalyst for their transform...

1 month ago

43 minutes

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Google Showcases How AI Agents Are Delivering an 88% ROI and Rewriting the Rules of Software Testing

The AI hype cycle is over. A recent Google Cloud report, "The ROI of AI 2025," reveals that a new era of sophisticated AI agents is delivering an impressive 88% ROI for early-adopting companies. In this episode, we'll go beyond the headlines to explore the practical, real-world applications of these autonomous AI systems in the software testing industry. You’ll learn how AI agents are driving a productivity revolution in Quality Assurance by: Hyper-Automating Test Case Generation: We explore ...

1 month ago

31 minutes

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The 100-Page KPMG Prompt That's Redefining AI for Business, and Why Prompting is a Must-have Skill in AI

A viral LinkedIn post about a 100-page KPMG AI prompt drew widespread laughter, but it fundamentally missed the point. In this episode, we dive into the real story behind the KPMG TaxBot and explore why complex, detailed prompts are not a joke—they're a powerful blueprint for enterprise-grade AI. Join me as I share my personal take on this topic from the perspective of a software testing and QA professional. We'll unpack the science of strategic prompting, from techniques like Chain-of-Though...

1 month ago

47 minutes

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Coinbase's CEO Fired People Over AI. Was He Right? The Surprising Truth About MIT's 95% Failure Rate

A viral headline claims 95% of enterprise AI pilots are failing. But is this a sign of an overhyped bubble, or a just misunderstanding of a necessary transition? In this deep-dive episode, we deconstruct the "95% failure" myth, revealing how AI isn't failing, but rather exposing the weak points in our organizations. We explore the "J-Curve" of AI adoption, a phenomenon where short-term productivity dips are a painful but essential prerequisite for long-term gains. This is a story of organizat...

2 months ago

55 minutes

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Booking.com for AI Agents: Why Your Next User Is a Robot and The Challenges of Testing Probabilistic AI Systems

Is your next website visitor a human or a robot? It's a question that sounds like science fiction but is a live challenge for every software professional today. In this episode, we dive into a groundbreaking concept: the "dual imperative" of designing for both human users and a new, invisible army of AI agents. Inspired by the visionary thinking around companies like Booking.com, we explore a revolutionary "two-layer approach" to application architecture. You'll learn about: The Agent-Readabl...

2 months ago

49 minutes

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OpenAI Just Declared War on the Big 4: Is Your Consulting Firm Next?

You might think you've heard it all about OpenAI's move into enterprise consulting. "Just another tech company offering services," right? Think again! In this explosive episode, we peel back the layers of what many consider "old news" to reveal a strategic earthquake that's fundamentally reshaping the entire consulting industry. Join us as we dive deep into OpenAI's audacious $10M+ direct-to-client AI consulting business, where their own elite engineers are embedding within client organizatio...

3 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Klarna's $40B AI Gamble: Why Even Tech Giants Are Bringing Humans Back + What It Means for YOUR Business!

The promise of AI: unprecedented efficiency and massive cost savings. But what happens when the AI dream meets the messy reality of human interaction? Klarna, the fintech powerhouse, offers a compelling, cautionary tale. After a bold move to replace hundreds of human customer service agents with AI, they're now making a strategic U-turn, openly admitting that prioritizing cost over quality led to a decline in customer experience. This isn't just Klarna's story; it's a critical lesson for ever...

3 months ago

22 minutes

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Game over for NVIDIA? Reddit Says This AI Memory Hack Saves You Millions on AI Infrastructure

Are you tired of skyrocketing AI infrastructure costs? What if a viral Reddit idea could change everything? In this episode, we dive into Memvid, a groundbreaking open-source project that's turning AI memory on its head by using video compression. Imagine storing millions of text documents as a single, tiny MP4 file, then searching it in milliseconds – all without expensive GPUs or complex databases. We reveal the real-world experiment where 10,000 PDFs were compressed to just 1.4GB, slashing...

3 months ago

45 minutes

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What Amazon Knows About MCP That You Don’t: 3 Game-Changing AI Techniques for DevOps

Have you ever encountered the acronym "MCP" in the context of AI for DevOps and felt a little lost? You're not alone! While seemingly ambiguous, MCP actually refers to three distinct, yet equally critical, techniques that are revolutionizing how we develop, test, and deploy software with AI. In this episode, we'll demystify MCP, breaking down its three powerful interpretations: Model Compression and Pruning (MCP): The Efficiency Imperative. Discover how optimizing AI models, particularly larg...

4 months ago

40 minutes

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Your SDLC is Dead, How Outbrain & UiPath are Building Flawless Software, Faster with Agentic AI

We dive deep into the world of Agentic AI and its radical impact on software development. We uncover how leading companies like Outbrain and UiPath are already leveraging autonomous AI systems to build flawless software, faster, fundamentally transforming their QA and CI/CD pipelines. Forget old-school automation. This episode explores the shift to proactive, goal-driven AI that can generate tests, self-heal scripts, and even detect complex defects before they become costly problems. Discover...

5 months ago

21 minutes

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According to Yahoo, AI Forces Software Testers to Shift Left into Extinction

The world of software development is rapidly changing, driven by "Shift Left" methodologies and the powerful influence of Artificial Intelligence. Are traditional software testers becoming obsolete? In this episode, we explore the provocative idea that the core job of a software tester is indeed on a path to extinction, as developers and analysts, empowered by AI, increasingly take on testing responsibilities. Join us as we unpack: The "Shift Left" imperative: how moving testing earlier in th...

5 months ago

18 minutes

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Meta Proves the Testing Pyramid Is Dead with Sapienz AI

In this episode, we examine how Meta's autonomous testing agent, Sapienz, is redefining software testing strategy and rendering the classic Testing Pyramid increasingly irrelevant. Once a foundational model in agile and DevOps environments, the pyramid prioritized a heavy reliance on unit tests with fewer integration and end-to-end tests. That hierarchy no longer reflects the capabilities or constraints of modern AI-powered testing. We explore the academic rationale behind the original model ...

5 months ago

21 minutes

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Goldman Sachs Boosts Test Coverage by 40% Using RAG AI. Is Your QA Next?

In this episode, we dive deep into how cutting-edge AI techniques — Self-RAG (Self-Reflective Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and Agentic RAG — are fundamentally transforming the software testing landscape. From increasing test coverage by 40% at Goldman Sachs to enabling autonomous exploratory agents that simulate users in real-time, AI is no longer a futuristic idea in QA — it’s here and it's powerful. Join us as we explore: What RAG, Self-RAG, and Agentic RAG really areHow they reduce test...

6 months ago

19 minutes

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AI-powered Software Testing: Lessons from Siemens & Shopify

In this episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the software testing landscape. We start with Shopify’s 2025 directive requiring teams to prove that AI cannot handle a task before hiring a new employee. We then examine how Siemens Digital Industries Software is embedding AI into its Tessent testing tools, using analytical, predictive, and generative AI to optimize chip and software testing. Topics covered include the current pace of AI adoption in testing, p...

6 months ago

26 minutes

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Will AI Kill or Create Jobs in Software Testing?

AI is changing everything, including the world of software testing. In this episode, we break down the real impact of AI on testing careers: Will it eliminate jobs or create better ones? We explore global trends, short- and long-term forecasts, emerging QA roles, essential new skills, and expert insights from WEF, Gartner, McKinsey, and more. Whether you're a manual tester, SDET, or team lead, this one's for you. 🔍 Learn how to future-proof your testing career and thrive in the age of AI. Che...

6 months ago

18 minutes

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Digital Twins in Software Testing and the Elusive Replica of Human Expertise

In this episode, we dive deep into one of the most provocative questions in the world of digital transformation: can AI-powered digital twins ever replicate the mind of a human software tester? Digital twins have transformed industries like aerospace, manufacturing, and healthcare. Now, the software world is asking whether we can virtualize not only the systems under test but the testers themselves. But behind the hype lies a set of cognitive, ethical, and technical challenges that most conve...

7 months ago

24 minutes

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The Silent Collapse of SaaS: How AI Agents Are Rewriting the Software Playbook

In this episode of Dean Does QA, I walk through the research and analysis behind my latest article on the dismantling of the SaaS model. From AI copilots to fully autonomous operators, I break down the three phases of this transformation, how traditional SaaS metrics are becoming misleading, and why the next generation of software may not look like software at all. We explore: How AI agents are bypassing user interfacesWhy workflows and expertise are being unbundled from softwareThe implicati...

7 months ago

32 minutes

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Generative AI’s Growing Pains in Historical Perspective

Are generative AI’s skeptics right to question its cost, energy use, and unclear business model? In this episode, we dig into the historical parallels between today’s AI challenges and the rocky beginnings of railroads, electricity, and the internet. We examine how previous breakthrough technologies also faced hype, bubbles, and early doubts before reshaping entire industries. If you are curious whether generative AI’s current setbacks are a sign of failure or a natural phase in a large...

7 months ago

19 minutes

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AI Advancements Revolutionizing Software Testing: GPT-4.5 and Multi-LLM

Is GPT-4.5 poised to revolutionize your testing pipeline? Join us in this episode as we delve into the latest multi-LLM advancements boosting QA automation, code analysis, and defect detection. We break down the real-world performance gains, highlight how tools like GPT-4.5 integrate with open-source models, and explore the competitive landscape reshaping software quality. If you’re curious about AI-driven testing—and the cutting-edge multi-LLM platforms propelling it—this is a conversation y...

7 months ago

26 minutes

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AI-Driven Software Testing, What Companies Get Wrong!

Why do so many ambitious AI-driven testing initiatives fail to deliver real ROI? In this episode, we explore the seven most common pitfalls—from over-reliance on a single AI model to ignoring the importance of data quality and manual oversight. Learn how to integrate AI seamlessly into your CI/CD pipeline, reduce false positives, and focus your QA team where it counts. If you’re looking to streamline your testing process and adopt AI the right way, this episode is for you. Check out the...

8 months ago

24 minutes