Reaching Autonomous Software Quality | From the Bear Cave

AI has changed how software is written, but testing and quality haven’t kept up at the same pace.
In the first episode of our "From the Bear Cave" discussion series, SmartBear CEO Dan Faulkner and VP of Product, AI, Bridges Smith talk through the Levels of Autonomy in software development, why non-code-based testing must become more autonomous, and what it will take to close the gap between AI coding and ensuring trustworthy software.

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00:00 - Introductions

00:32 - What are the Levels of Autonomy in software development?

02:27 - The gap between AI coding and testing

04:16 - What autonomous non-code-based testing will look like

09:24 - Traditional test automation vs automated natural language testing

12:12 - How autonomous development will change the SDLC

16:46 - Human–AI collaboration, trust, and accountability

23:07 - Advice to QA and engineering leaders navigating the shift