Playwright Updates, Why Your Automated Tests Might Be Lying to You, AI and More TGNS180
February 2, 2026 
Hosted by Joe Colantonio 
About this episode
Are your automated tests measuring anything?
What would happen if you delegating your entire QA workflow to an AI agent?
Is your observability bill now rivaling your production infrastructure costs?
Find out the answerer to these and all the other top news stories in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Feb 1st.
Links to News Mentioned in this Episode
| 0:20 | Automation Guild Reg | https://testguild.me/ag26linkedin |
| 1:03 | A Test IS a Test | https://testgld.link/1DJNLg8j |
| 2:28 | Delegate QA to AI | https://testgld.link/PX1vM4L2 |
| 4:54 | Orchestrix | https://testgld.link/MeKAMpo6 |
| 6:06 | Lovable Browser Testing | https://testgld.link/cA4CPFgM |
| 7:21 | Playwright v1.58.0 | https://testgld.link/lPwW4Yif |
| 8:02 | ROI of a Trace | https://testgld.link/VMLw7zOT |
| 8:58 | Virtue AI | https://testgld.link/OSQdgDUN |
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