What Would It Even Mean for AI to Be Conscious?We keep asking the wrong question about AI consciousness. Can it be conscious? Is it conscious right now? Every op-ed, every dinner-table debate, circles the same yes-or-no. But yes-or-no assumes we aJul 20 · 4 min readestherokafor.com
How I Actually Use AI in My Testing Workflow (No Magic Involved)People ask me this a lot: “How do you use AI in your workflow?” or “How is AI embedded in what you do?” And honestly, I used to overthink the answer, because the question always sounds like people exp1Jul 17 · 4 min readestherokafor.com
Quality Engineering: Where QA's Real Value LiesThe Wake-Up Call If you're a QA professional, you've likely noticed the shift. Companies are cutting QA teams first. AI tools promise to write tests, generate scenarios, and even self-heal automation. Job descriptions are changing. And somewhere in t...Feb 18 · 7 min readestherokafor.com
We're Automating QA Into Irrelevance – And Missing the Point EntirelyThere's a quiet crisis happening in software quality assurance, and it's being driven by fear. Fear of being replaced by automation. Fear of being seen as the bottleneck. Fear of being the first role cut when budgets tighten. And that fear is causing...Nov 12, 2025 · 6 min readestherokafor.com
The Button That Changed Everything: My Accessibility JourneyI was testing an ARIA label on a button—my first real accessibility task, when everything clicked. As VoiceOver announced the button's purpose clearly through my headphones, I realised I'd been completely wrong about what accessibility meant. This wa...Sep 25, 2025 · 7 min readestherokafor.com
