Ask HN: Are you using machine learning to do UI testing?

4 points by neolefty ↗ HN
Web and mobile UIs are constantly changing slightly, and testing frameworks tend to be brittle; has anyone had luck applying machine learning to make them more robust — either the inputs or the outputs?

For example, "Here's what I want; see if you can still make it happen without too much of a change in your routine."

Or "Here's what I want; tell me if it changes fundamentally, but not if it changes a little."

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For example, here's a paper from eBay, "GUI Testing Powered by Deep Learning":

https://www.ebayinc.com/stories/blogs/tech/gui-testing-power...

> ... writing and maintaining test suites and scripts for multiple platforms [TestNG, Selenium, Appium, IOS Driver, Selandroid, etc] take considerable time and effort and come at the risk of reducing the test scope.

> Contemporary developments in DL unleashes efficiencies in GUI testing and in the software lifecycle, potentially. A recent pilot, described below, proved this approach to be realistic and practical.