Automating Bias

We often say that automating processes and tests takes away the repetitive grind of testing practice, allowing QA Engineers to apply their skill and experience in more meaningful ways.

However, every human experiences implicit cognitive biases and it’s possible to encode some of these biases into the automation that we create, which can lead to very bad outcomes for software. In this talk, we will cover some key biases that automation engineers may inadvertently include in their routines, and ways that we can mitigate the risk of cognitive bias.