AI Can Generate Tests, Not Trust | Manish Saini | ConfQ-2026 Virtual

AI can generate thousands of test cases in seconds—but does that automatically make software more reliable? In this thought-provoking session from ConfQ-2026 (Virtual): Engineering Quality That Lasts, Manish Saini explores one of the biggest challenges facing modern quality engineering: trust. As AI accelerates test generation, organisations are producing larger test suites than ever before. However, more tests do not necessarily mean better quality. This session explains why the real bottleneck has shifted from writing tests to understanding results, evaluating risk and making informed engineering decisions. Through practical examples, Manish introduces concepts such as coverage inflation, signal decay, trust debt and a decision-making framework that helps engineering teams build confidence in their testing pipelines. The talk also highlights why human judgement remains essential, even as AI transforms software testing. In this session you'll learn • Why AI-generated tests do not automatically create trust • The difference between automation and confidence • How AI shifts the bottleneck from generation to judgement • Understanding coverage inflation and trust debt • Why signal decay makes large test suites difficult to trust • A practical framework for designing trustworthy automated tests • How to improve test diagnostics and failure analysis • Why human judgement remains central to software quality Speaker Manish Saini Senior Lead Developer Advocate, BrowserStack Manish Saini is a software testing and quality engineering professional with more than 11 years of experience. He has designed automation frameworks, worked with engineering teams across different domains and now helps organisations adopt modern testing practices through developer advocacy, automation and AI-driven quality engineering. About ConfQ-2026 ConfQ-2026 (Virtual) is an international software testing and quality engineering conference organised by SAJO Academy. Theme: Engineering Quality That Lasts The conference brings together global software testing professionals, quality engineering leaders and practitioners to discuss practical approaches to software testing, automation, AI and engineering excellence. 🌐 ConfQ Website https://confq.com 🎓 Organised by SAJO Academy 📅 Join us at the next ConfQ https://confq.com/courses/2026-pune Subscribe for more content on: • Software Testing • Quality Engineering • AI in Testing • Test Automation • DevOps • CI/CD • ISTQB