Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 413

What role should testers play in the evolution of AI? [An illustration of a bespectacled orange monster creature. It's reading a newspaper. The text "your weekly testing news" is displayed alongside the Ministry of Testing logo.]( Issue 413 | Monday 27th February 2023 | [View Online →]( This newsletter is kindly supported by Vornex [TimeShiftX – Start Time Traveling Today]( TimeShiftX lets you time travel your software to test date and time sensitive functionality and code such as year-end, daylight savings, and billing. Employ instant time travel inside Active Directory & Kerberos without code or system clock changes and removing all pain points. --------------------------------------------------------------- The conversation about AI is everywhere. Testing folks have a part to play in the debate and the evolution of AI. Bill Matthews [shared some thoughts on this topic back in 2016]( and he created [a tester's guide to testing AI applications](. I'm keen to hear your thoughts about it ([send me an email](mailto:simon@ministryoftesting.com?subject=My%20thoughts%20about%20AI%20and%20testing)) or add to the conversations happening on all the various platforms out there. [Why not post your thoughts about AI on The Club?]( Diana has the following to share about TestBash Spring 2023 🌷. "We have a total of 250 folks attending 🎉. Our goal is to have 400 attendees, will you help us achieve that goal by sharing with your colleagues at work and in your networks?" [Share and register on the TestBash Spring event page](. 🎟️ Win a conference and workshop pass to SeleniumConf. Just answer [this question]( before the 8th of March and you'll be in with a chance to win! 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