Why Training ChatGPT Won’t Get Good Results in Test Automation?

Most likely, a total waste of time.

My article “ChatGPT is Useless for Real Test Automation” was a hit (many reads), with mixed feedback. A common one is “ChatGPT is still in its early version, AI will improve, you can train it yourself”. This might sound about right, but there are several wrong or incorrect assumptions with this short statement.

Table of Contents:
∘ 1. AI is not new, and test automation engineers are not researchers
∘ 2. Most Test Automation Engineers are no good, how can they train bots?
∘ 3. More Training ChatGPT may lead to more wrong results
∘ 4. We are software testers, not trainers! We have tasks to complete at work.

1. AI is not new, and test automation engineers are not researchers

Artificial intelligence is not new. The history of AI shows that it started in 1956, but it was never made for proper day-to-day use in software development. I know the recent advancements in machine learning. Yes, it may succeed in test automation, but it may also fail (like before, at least two waves). Unless you are a researcher (I was for 3.5 years), you cannot bet your daily work…