Aug 2026· The American Journal of Interdisciplinary Innovations and Research· Vol 8, pp. 94-100· 0 citations
TL;DR
It is concluded that AI-enabled test automation can improve testing efficiency and adaptability when learning mechanisms are combined with controlled validation, risk-based decision criteria, and human oversight.
Abstract
The increasing complexity, scale, and dynamic behavior of contemporary software systems have intensified the limitations of conventional rule-based testing approaches. Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and intelligent decision-making techniques, provides a basis for developing adaptive test automation systems capable of selecting actions, prioritizing test scenarios, learning from execution outcomes, and responding to changing system conditions. This research and review paper examines how AI-enabled decision-making principles can be conceptually transferred to automated software quality engineering. The analysis is based exclusively on the supplied literature, which primarily investigates intelligent decision-making, reinforcement learning, deep reinforcement learning, autonomous maneuvering, trajectory planning, and adaptive control in unmanned aerial vehicle environments. Although these studies are not directly concerned with software testing, their methodological foundations provide useful analogies for intelligent test selection, adaptive execution, test prioritization, and autonomous quality decision-making. The paper develops a conceptual AI-enabled software testing framework consisting of software-state representation, intelligent test generation, reinforcement-based test selection, adaptive execution, defect-oriented prioritization, and continuous feedback. The findings indicate that reinforcement-learning-based decision mechanisms are particularly relevant for environments where testing decisions must be repeatedly optimized under changing conditions. However, the transfer of these techniques requires careful treatment of differences between physical autonomous systems and software environments. The paper concludes that AI-enabled test automation can improve testing efficiency and adaptability when learning mechanisms are combined with controlled validation, risk-based decision criteria, and human oversight.
A new intelligent framework for automating the end-to-end QA process using machine learning techniques, autonomous agents and feedback optimization is introduced, which will have adaptive components which will allow the system to learn and become better at testing through telemetry, test results and previously occurred defects patterns.
K. Ramamurthy· International Journal of Eme...· 0 citations
The increasing complexity, scale, and dynamic behavior of contemporary software systems have created substantial challenges for conventional test automation approaches. Traditional automation frameworks generally depend on predefined scripts, deterministic rules, and manually maintained test artifacts, which limits their adaptability when applications, interfaces, requirements, and execution environments change continuously. This research and review paper examines the conceptual foundations of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based test automation frameworks for next-generation software quality engineering by integrating perspectives from human-like computing, functionalism, semantic representation, conceptual spaces, distributed intelligence, and machine-intelligence measurement. The study develops a conceptual framework in which AI-supported test automation is organized around five interconnected capabilities: intelligent requirement interpretation, semantic test modeling, adaptive test generation, autonomous execution and maintenance, and predictive quality-risk analysis. The theoretical synthesis indicates that human-like and symbolic approaches can provide interpretability and structured reasoning, whereas conceptual-space and semantic approaches can support contextual representation of software behavior. Distributed intelligence perspectives further suggest opportunities for scalable quality engineering across heterogeneous testing environments. The analysis also incorporates AI-driven project-risk prediction as a complementary decision-support mechanism for prioritizing testing resources and identifying high-risk software components. Findings indicate that the most promising next-generation architecture is not a completely autonomous testing system but a human-centered, adaptive framework combining machine intelligence with explainable representations and continuous feedback. The paper identifies important limitations involving semantic ambiguity, model reliability, maintenance complexity, and the absence of universal evaluation criteria. It concludes that AI-based test automation can substantially strengthen software quality engineering when intelligence is integrated as an adaptive reasoning layer rather than treated merely as an alternative mechanism for script generation.
Priyanka Sharma· American Journal Of Applied...· 0 citations
An application-focused review of 35 selected empirical studies focusing on the use of AI during software testing, based on PRISMA guidelines, reveals that large language models, machine learning, and computer vision can significantly improve testing efficiency.
Guilherme Martins, Nelson N. Tenório, Jorge Bernardino· Big Data and Cognitive Compu...· 1 citation
The increasing complexity, scale, and release frequency of contemporary software systems have exposed limitations in conventional testing practices, particularly in exhaustive test execution, regression validation, and early defect identification. This research proposes an intelligent framework that integrates artificial intelligence (AI)-based test automation with software defect prediction to establish a proactive quality-engineering process. The proposed framework combines requirement and code analysis, automated test generation, execution prioritization, defect-risk estimation, feedback-driven model refinement, and quality reporting within a unified architecture. The methodological foundation is a conceptual synthesis of AI-driven test automation principles, with particular emphasis on automation, intelligent prioritization, and predictive quality assurance as discussed by Ramamurthy (2023). The supplied reference corpus also demonstrates how intelligent sensing, pattern recognition, resource optimization, and data-driven classification can conceptually inform automated quality-monitoring architectures, although most of these studies originate outside software testing. The proposed model therefore treats cross-domain evidence as methodological inspiration rather than direct empirical validation. The analysis indicates that combining predictive defect-risk scores with automated test selection can potentially reduce redundant testing, concentrate computational resources on high-risk software components, and improve feedback speed. However, model reliability depends on historical defect data, feature quality, distributional stability, explainability, and integration with existing development pipelines. The framework contributes a structured basis for AI-assisted software quality engineering while identifying empirical validation, benchmark datasets, and explainable prediction as priorities for future research.
Haruto Tanaka, Yuki Nakamura· Frontiers in Emerging Multid...· 0 citations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming smart manufacturing by enabling intelligent automation, data-driven decisions, and stronger collaboration between humans and manufacturing systems. The widespread adoption of collaborative robots, the industrial internet of things, and cyber-physical systems is driving demand for manufacturing environments that are safer, more flexible, and more efficient. Despite AI’s broad application in manufacturing, few studies have combined adaptive safety and intelligent task allocation within a single human-centered framework. This review offers a comprehensive look at AI applications that support these two complementary functions. Literature from Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and the ACM Digital Library was systematically reviewed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and analysed thematically. The findings show that machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, reinforcement learning, knowledge-driven approaches, digital twins, and explainable AI contribute to improvements in predictive maintenance, quality inspection, production scheduling, adaptive safety, and collaborative decision-making. That said, challenges remain - such as interoperability, explainability, limited access to high-quality manufacturing data, industrial validation, and integrating multiple AI technologies. This review gives researchers and practitioners a holistic perspective and highlights integrated, human-centered AI frameworks as key enablers of resilient, efficient, and sustainable Industry 5.0 manufacturing systems.
Zaliha Baso, N. Yadav, P. Faujdar· Cureus Journal of Computer S...· 0 citations
The rapid advancement of Industry 4.0 has transformed conventional manufacturing into intelligent smart factories by integrating Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), cyber-physical systems, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). As manufacturing environments become increasingly complex, traditional human-driven decision-making is insufficient for real-time production optimization. Autonomous Decision Support Systems (ADSS) address this challenge by combining AI, machine learning, digital twins, edge computing, and predictive analytics to enable intelligent, data-driven decision-making with minimal human intervention. This paper presents a scalable ADSS framework that integrates IIoT, edge-cloud computing, and digital twin technology for real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling, and autonomous production optimization. The proposed architecture includes data acquisition, preprocessing, feature engineering, predictive analytics, decision optimization, autonomous execution, and continuous learning. Reinforcement learning and explainable AI improve decision accuracy, adaptability, and transparency, while federated learning enhances data privacy and reduces communication latency. Experimental results demonstrate significant improvements in production efficiency, equipment utilization, predictive maintenance, energy efficiency, quality control, and manufacturing responsiveness compared to conventional decision support systems. The proposed framework provides a scalable foundation for Industry 5.0, enabling sustainable, resilient, and intelligent manufacturing through seamless collaboration between human expertise and autonomous AI systems.
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