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Adopt or Avoid? The Great Debate on Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST)

Adopt or Avoid? The Great Debate on Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST)

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September 12, 2025
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The Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST) Methodology is a modern, structured, and people-centric approach to software testing that restores the critical thinking, judgment, and leadership roles often diminished by over-automation, Agile dogma, or blind reliance on tools.

It is designed to bring back what matters most in QA: human thinking, business context, and meaningful validation.

But just like all new methodologies, the BIG question is…

Is it really 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:

What you'll learn

Walk away able to do this yourself

1

Fluff or Substance – HIST is mostly fluff (Yes/No)

2

Fair or Misleading – HIST uses strawman comparisons and misrepresents (Yes/No)

3

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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Iosif Itkin

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Iosif Itkin

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

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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. Res

Joe Colantonio

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Joe Colantonio

Founder of TestGuild and host of the longest-running automation-testing podcast. He’ll guide the session and run the live audience Q&A.

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