Live Debate on ‘Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST)’

Adopt or Avoid? Good or Bad? Hype is loud, the proof is thin, but only the strongest approach will win. On 12 September, an engaging Live Debate on ‘Human Intelligence Software Testing (HIST)’ will take place, with Joe Colantonio, Founder of TestGuild, moderating the discussion between Ruslan Desyatnikov and Iosif Itkin. The session will begin with opening statements, followed by a head-to-head debate examining whether this new testing philosophy represents a genuine breakthrough or a misstep:

Ruslan Desyatnikov: ‘HIST defines a new era of testing in a world over-obsessed with automation and AI: disciplined, intelligent, and risk-aware, where quality is validated through evidence and metrics, not assumptions.’

Iosif Itkin: ‘It is a textbook example of what makes a test approach bad.’

Register via the LinkedIn event link

12 Sep | 10:00 EDT | 16:00 CEST

Iosif Itkin, CEO and co-founder, Exactpro 

Iosif Itkin

CEO & Co-Founder, Exactpro

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Ruslan Desyatnikov 

Ruslan Desyatnikov

Founder & CEO of QA Mentor

Three debate propositions for the audience to evaluate:

  1. Fluff or Substance – HIST is mostly fluff (Yes/No)
  2. Fair or Misleading – HIST uses strawman comparisons and misrepresents (Yes/No)
  3. Efficiency Impact – HIST recommendations lead to bad testing (Yes/No)

Debate Structure

  • Iosif Itkin: Opening arguments (15 minutes)
  • Ruslan Desyatnikov: Response and counterpoints (15 minutes)
  • Audience Q&A: Questions and speaker responses
  • Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes – 1 hour 30 minutes