AI-powered software testing tools: full autonomy remains a distant goal

Vahid Garousi; Nithin Joy; Davide Taibi

doi:10.1109/MS.2025.3557895

AI-powered software testing tools: full autonomy remains a distant goal

Vahid Garousi
, Nithin Joy
, Davide Taibi

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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As the new Tools column editor, Im 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-111
Number of pages	14
Journal	IEEE Software
Volume	42
Issue number	4
Early online date	04 Jun 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2025.3557895
Publication status	Published - Jul 2025

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