QA’s role in the new AI SDLC is no longer just “test the finished application.”
It is becoming quality engineering across the entire lifecycle:
Requirements
Prompts
Data
AI does not replace QA. It expands QA into a quality architecture role across requirements, prompts, generated code, data, models, CI/CD, monitoring, and governance.
QA’s role in the new AI SDLC is no longer just “test the finished application.”
It is becoming quality engineering across the entire lifecycle:
Requirements
Prompts
Data

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