There’s an expression referenced in Greg McKeown’s excellent book ‘Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less’ that I’ve been finding myself thinking about on a regular basis for the last couple of months, and that’s

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The pursuit of 'faster' and 'more' in test automation, especially with AI tools, often overshadows the more important goal of 'better'. Writing more tests faster doesn't automatically improve product quality or feedback value. Low-value tests written solely for coverage metrics can become dead weight. The focus should shift from speed and quantity to genuinely improving the quality of testing work and the products delivered. AI's potential lies not in generating more artifacts faster, but in enhancing the quality of software development and testing practices.

Less, but better