Test Automation in 2026: The Hard Part Is No Longer Writing the First Test (opens in new tab)

AI can generate a test script before you finish your coffee. That sounds like the hard part of test automation has finally been solved. In practice, most teams were never blocked by the first script. They were blocked by everything that came after it: maintenance, flaky runs, slow feedback, weak adoption, unclear ownership, browser differences, and the uncomfortable question of whether the suite is saving more time than it consumes. That is the theme I keep coming back to when I look at test ...