A seasoned tester reflects on how low price points and AI are reshaping the demand for testing roles. Drawing a parallel to broadband installation requiring 5 workers for 99€, the author explores how clients increasingly want cheaper testing, pushing out higher-priced specialists. The post examines how AI-native testers at lower rates are displacing experienced professionals, references the Jevons paradox via radiologists whose numbers grew despite AI predictions, and offers a personal framework of Capability, Position, and Aspiration for navigating career shifts in testing.
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