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The Hidden Risk in Self-Healing Test Automation: A Governance Blueprint for Digital Banking

AI-powered self-healing test automation tools can mask real defects in digital banking applications by silently replacing failed locators and returning pipelines to green, according to a governance blueprint published by SD Times. The article warns that when a test fails and no one notices the AI-driven locator substitution, genuine defects can ship into production, and it calls for governance controls over self-healing test automation in digital banking.

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A test failed. No one even realizes it, but thanks to an AI-powered self-healing tool the failed locator is replaced and the pipeline becomes green again. So far, all was expected from such tool for many development teams. However, in some cases, such approach can cause real defects to become a part of the application... … continue reading

The post The Hidden Risk in Self-Healing Test Automation: A Governance Blueprint for Digital Banking appeared first on SD Times.

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