Testing Agentic AI | Robert Sabourin | Testflix2025 | #testingcommunity
This talk explores the challenges of testing agentic AI systems—AI that autonomously reacts to events and initiates processes. Drawing on decades of experience, Robert Sabourin emphasizes that testing begins and ends with risk. A three-dimensional model (business impact, technical risk, autonomy) guides evaluation. Testers generate ideas using a broad taxonomy, from capabilities and failure modes to creative and adversarial approaches. Continuous testing and monitoring ensure findings inform business decisions, emphasizing learning over correctness.
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About the Speaker:
Rob Sabourin has more than forty-three years of management experience leading teams of software development professionals. A highly respected member of the software engineering community, Rob has managed, trained, mentored, and coached thousands of top professionals in the field. He frequently speaks at conferences and writes on software engineering, SQA, testing, management, and internationalization. Rob authored “I am a Bug!”, the popular software testing children’s book; works as an adjunct professor of software engineering at McGill University; and serves as the principal consultant (and president/janitor) of AmiBug.Com, Inc. Contact Rob at robsab@gmail.com.
Connect with Robert on LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/robsabamibug
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