Introduction to AI in Software Testing - Chapter 1 (Path to AI QA Engineering) 🤖



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Summary of Video: Path to AI QA Engineer

Introduction

  • Overview of the journey into AI QA engineering, shared by an experienced test engineer.

Transition to AI QA Engineering

  • The speaker highlights their two-year learning period covering AI tools and techniques.
  • Importance of understanding AI beyond traditional QA roles.

Learning Path Options

  • Various paths to become an AI QA Engineer:
    • Educate yourself from the ground up in AI and large language models.
    • Focus on applications of AI rather than just model development.

Role of Current QA Engineers

  • QA Engineers now need to handle manual testing, automation, and various programming languages.
  • Evolving role of AI in QA, emphasizing the need for AI-powered automation solutions.

Job Expectations

  • Companies look for advanced skills in developing AI-driven QA solutions.
  • Expectations include functional testing of AI models and adapting to emerging AI technologies.

Becoming an AI QA Engineer

  • Learn generative AI tools and APIs (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini API).
  • Basic knowledge of transformer models and the significance of the paper “Attention Is All You Need”.
  • Understand AI agents and their capabilities.

Evaluation Techniques

  • Evaluation of large language models through various metrics and using LLMs as judges for testing.
  • Techniques such as static evaluation metrics and answer relevancy to assess performance, biases, robustness, and scalability.

Learning Resources

  • Suggestions of courses and materials for further learning in AI QA engineering.