Q&A
How do you validate AI-generated test code before committing it?
Ajitesh MohantaAmbassador
3w ago 1,062 0
I've started using AI to generate first-pass test code. The problem: I've caught several subtle bugs in AI-generated tests:
- A test that always passes because the assertion uses the wrong variable
- A test that catches exceptions silently without failing
- Fixtures that create data but assert on stale state
I now review AI-generated tests more carefully than human-written code. But I'm wondering if there's a systematic approach:
- Mutation testing on the generated tests?
- A checklist of known AI test generation failure modes?
- Run tests against known-bad code to verify they catch real bugs?
What's your validation workflow?