Adopt or Avoid? The Great Debate on Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST)
Is Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST) the future of quality—or a flawed idea dressed in buzzwords? In this live debate, we’ll cut through the hype and put HIST to the test.
Join host Joe Colantonio, Founder of TestGuild, as two industry leaders face off:
- Ruslan Desyatnikov, Founder & CEO of QA Mentor, Inc., argues that HIST defines a new era of disciplined, intelligent, and risk-aware testing—where quality is validated with evidence and metrics, not assumptions.
- Iosif Itkin, co-founder & co-CEO of Exactpro, counters that HIST is a textbook example of what makes a testing approach bad.
The audience will get to weigh in on three key propositions:
- Fluff or Substance - HIST is mostly fluff (Yes/No)
- Fair or Misleading - HIST uses strawman comparisons and misrepresents (Yes/No)
- Efficiency Impact - HIST recommendations lead to bad testing (Yes/No)
Don’t miss this thought-provoking, interactive session where your voice helps decide—adopt or avoid?
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Speakers
Iosif Itkin is a co-founder & co-CEO of Exactpro, an independent provider of software testing services. Founded in 2009, headquartered in the UK, Exactpro operates delivery centres in several countries. Exactpro clients are financial market infrastructures worldwide. The company helps to improve scalability, latency, and operational resiliency, obtain competitive advantage, decrease time to market, and maintain regulatory compliance. Exactpro offers AI Testing training and shares materials on their youtube channel. Iosif is a practicing software tester and advisor in high availability systems and test strategy review.
- AI & Software Testing Training:
https://exactpro.com/training - Exactoro YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/exactprosystems - Introduction to AI Testing: Guide to ISTQB® CT-AI Certification:
https://amzn.eu/d/7TpZAT5
Ruslan Desyatnikov is the Founder & CEO of QA Mentor, Inc., a global, multi-award-winning software testing company serving over 450 clients across 28 countries. With 28 years of experience, he has built and led large-scale QA organizations at Citi and HSBC, conducted 118+ QA Audits and transformation projects, authored multiple proprietary QA methodologies, and developed a suite of e-learning courses that have trained thousands of testers worldwide. Recognized as Testing Leader of the Year 2024 by the North American Testing Awards and a proud member of the Forbes Technology Council where he published multiple articles. Ruslan is the creator of Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST) and Investigative Testing disciplines, pioneering frameworks that challenge outdated industry practices and restore discipline, risk-awareness, and human judgment in QA. His mission is to save the QA craft from disappearing, restore its place as an important profession in the AI era, and inspire the next generation of testers to carry it forward with pride and discipline.
Resource Links to view prior to the webinar to better understand the subject of the debate:
- Human Intelligence Software Testing -->
https://www.qamentor.com/human-intelligence-software-testing-2/ - What makes HIST Different? -->
https://www.qamentor.com/what-makes-hist-different/ - Who created HIST and Why?-->
https://www.qamentor.com/who-created-hist-and-why/ - HIST Methodology -->
https://www.qamentor.com/hist-methodology/ - HIST Framework -->
https://www.qamentor.com/hist-framework/ - HIST vs Other Methodologies, Disciplines, Frameworks -->
https://www.qamentor.com/hist-vs-other-methodologies-disciplines-frameworks/ - Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST) Manifesto -->
https://www.qamentor.com/human-intelligence-software-testing-hist-manifesto/ - How HIST Fits Within Agile and Heals Broken Processes -->
https://shorturl.at/HpsWm - Investigative Testing - The Discipline That Can Save Our Testing Craft -->
https://shorturl.at/BFSWo - In-Sprint Automation Through the HIST Lens: Discipline Before Speed -->
https://shorturl.at/goiN6 - Human Intelligence in QA: Preventing Product and Business Failures -->
https://shorturl.at/qVhaU - Exploratory Testing vs. Investigative Testing: Is It Time to Evolve? -->
https://shorturl.at/Sf5Dp
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