Revolutionizing Software Testing: How AI-Powered Tools are Enhancing Test Automation and Optimization

Paulina Lewandowska

21 Feb 2023
Revolutionizing Software Testing: How AI-Powered Tools are Enhancing Test Automation and Optimization

Introduction

In the ever-evolving world of software development, it has become increasingly important to ensure that software products are reliable, scalable, and efficient. One of the key components of software development is testing, which involves checking for defects and ensuring that the software meets the required specifications. With the increasing complexity of software, it has become more challenging to manually test software products. AI-powered testing tools have emerged as a solution to this problem. In this article, we will explore some of the top AI-powered testing tools that are changing the landscape of software testing.

1. Test Automation Tools

By automating the execution of test cases, test automation solutions reduce down on the time and labor needed for manual testing. Machine learning techniques are used by AI-powered test automation technologies to learn from prior test runs and improve test performance. Regression testing can be automated with the use of these tools, freeing up testers to work on more difficult jobs. By running a large number of test cases quickly—something manual testing cannot do—they can also aid in enhancing test coverage.

The earlier errors are found in the software development lifecycle, the quicker and less expensive it is to rectify them. This is another benefit of AI-powered test automation technologies. They can also offer insightful information about the functionality and behavior of the product, assisting in pinpointing areas that could use improvement.

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2. Intelligent Test Data Management

The process of creating, storing, and maintaining test data, which is necessary for writing and running test cases, is known as intelligent test data management. The generation of appropriate test data that truly depicts the behavior of the software, however, can be time-consuming and difficult. In order to solve this problem, AI-powered test data management systems use machine learning algorithms to evaluate the behavior of the program and provide test data that simulates real-world scenarios, hence enhancing the quality of test cases and assuring better coverage of test scenarios. By reducing the time and effort required to create and manage test data, these tools help in optimizing the testing process. Additionally, they help identify data dependencies and relationships, ensuring that the test data accurately reflects the software's behavior, while also ensuring data privacy and security by masking sensitive data and complying with data protection regulations.

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3. Intelligent Test Generation

Intelligent test generation technologies examine code changes or business requirements and automatically produce test cases using machine learning methods. In complicated software projects, where writing test cases can be labor-intensive and error-prone, this is especially advantageous. These technologies enhance testing quality while reducing the time and effort needed to generate test cases by automating the test generation process. The generated test cases ensure higher test coverage by covering the most important scenarios and detecting edge cases and scenarios that may be challenging for human testers to uncover. Also, automating the test creation process allows testers to concentrate on testing jobs that are more complicated, resulting in more effective testing procedures and higher-quality software products.

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4. Defect Prediction and Analysis

AI may replicate actual situations and create load on the system to gauge its performance, dependability, and scalability. These AI-powered performance testing tools can assist in locating performance snags and other problems that may have an influence on the user experience. They evaluate the system's behavior under stress using machine learning techniques to find patterns that can improve the system's performance. These technologies can provide precise and trustworthy insights into the system's performance by replicating real-world events. This enables teams to find and fix performance problems before they have an impact on users.

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5. Performance Testing

AI can produce loads on the system to test its performance, dependability, and scalability by simulating real-world events. The user experience can be negatively impacted by performance bottlenecks and other problems, which can be found with these AI-powered performance testing tools. They examine the system's performance under load using machine learning methods to look for patterns that might be improved. These technologies may simulate real-world events and offer precise and trustworthy insights into the system's performance, allowing teams to find and fix performance problems before they have an impact on consumers.

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6.Intelligent Test Reporting

AI-powered test reporting systems can generate results that are simple to read and understand while also automating the reporting process, giving users important insights about the software's quality and the efficiency of the testing process. These reports offer real-time insights into the testing process and may be used to spot patterns and trends in defects, test coverage, and other metrics. This allows teams to make data-driven decisions and find problems as soon as possible. These tools can assist in streamlining the testing process and enhancing the overall quality of the software by saving time and enhancing the accuracy and efficacy of the reporting process.Teams can have a deeper understanding of the insights provided by the reports and take the necessary action with the use of natural language processing and other machine learning techniques employed in these products.

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Conclusion

The way we approach software testing has changed as a result of AI-powered testing tools. They have greatly lowered the amount of time and effort needed for testing while simultaneously raising the standard of testing. These tools may imitate real-world situations, produce test cases, spot performance bottlenecks, and offer insightful information about the testing procedure, all of which help produce higher-quality software. Software development teams can save time, cut expenses, and increase the dependability and scalability of their software products by utilizing these tools. A critical step in ensuring that software development keeps up with the needs of the current world is the introduction of AI-powered testing technologies.

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Aethir Tokenomics – Case Study

Kajetan Olas

22 Nov 2024
Aethir Tokenomics – Case Study

Authors of the contents are not affiliated to the reviewed project in any way and none of the information presented should be taken as financial advice.

In this article we analyze tokenomics of Aethir - a project providing on-demand cloud compute resources for the AI, Gaming, and virtualized compute sectors.
Aethir aims to aggregate enterprise-grade GPUs from multiple providers into a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network). Its competitive edge comes from utlizing the GPUs for very specific use-cases, such as low-latency rendering for online games.
Due to decentralized nature of its infrastructure Aethir can meet the demands of online-gaming in any region. This is especially important for some gamer-abundant regions in Asia with underdeveloped cloud infrastructure that causes high latency ("lags").
We will analyze Aethir's tokenomics, give our opinion on what was done well, and provide specific recommendations on how to improve it.

Evaluation Summary

Aethir Tokenomics Structure

The total supply of ATH tokens is capped at 42 billion ATH. This fixed cap provides a predictable supply environment, and the complete emissions schedule is listed here. As of November 2024 there are approximately 5.2 Billion ATH in circulation. In a year from now (November 2025), the circulating supply will almost triple, and will amount to approximately 15 Billion ATH. By November 2028, today's circulating supply will be diluted by around 86%.

From an investor standpoint the rational decision would be to stake their tokens and hope for rewards that will balance the inflation. Currently the estimated APR for 3-year staking is 195% and for 4-year staking APR is 261%. The rewards are paid out weekly. Furthermore, stakers can expect to get additional rewards from partnered AI projects.

Staking Incentives

Rewards are calculated based on the staking duration and staked amount. These factors are equally important and they linearly influence weekly rewards. This means that someone who stakes 100 ATH for 2 weeks will have the same weekly rewards as someone who stakes 200 ATH for 1 week. This mechanism greatly emphasizes long-term holding. That's because holding a token makes sense only if you go for long-term staking. E.g. a whale staking $200k with 1 week lockup. will have the same weekly rewards as person staking $1k with 4 year lockup. Furthermore the ATH staking rewards are fixed and divided among stakers. Therefore Increase of user base is likely to come with decrease in rewards.
We believe the main weak-point of Aethirs staking is the lack of equivalency between rewards paid out to the users and value generated for the protocol as a result of staking.

Token Distribution

The token distribution of $ATH is well designed and comes with long vesting time-frames. 18-month cliff and 36-moths subsequent linear vesting is applied to team's allocation. This is higher than industry standard and is a sign of long-term commitment.

  • Checkers and Compute Providers: 50%
  • Ecosystem: 15%
  • Team: 12.5%
  • Investors: 11.5%
  • Airdrop: 6%
  • Advisors: 5%

Aethir's airdrop is divided into 3 phases to ensure that only loyal users get rewarded. This mechanism is very-well thought and we rate it highly. It fosters high community engagement within the first months of the project and sets the ground for potentially giving more-control to the DAO.

Governance and Community-Led Development

Aethir’s governance model promotes community-led decision-making in a very practical way. Instead of rushing with creation of a DAO for PR and marketing purposes Aethir is trying to make it the right way. They support projects building on their infrastructure and regularly share updates with their community in the most professional manner.

We believe Aethir would benefit from implementing reputation boosted voting. An example of such system is described here. The core assumption is to abandon the simplistic: 1 token = 1 vote and go towards: Votes = tokens * reputation_based_multiplication_factor.

In the attached example, reputation_based_multiplication_factor rises exponentially with the number of standard deviations above norm, with regard to user's rating. For compute compute providers at Aethir, user's rating could be replaced by provider's uptime.

Perspectives for the future

While it's important to analyze aspects such as supply-side tokenomics, or governance, we must keep in mind that 95% of project's success depends on demand-side. In this regard the outlook for Aethir may be very bright. The project declares $36M annual reccuring revenue. Revenue like this is very rare in the web3 space. Many projects are not able to generate any revenue after succesfull ICO event, due to lack fo product-market-fit.

If you're looking to create a robust tokenomics model and go through institutional-grade testing please reach out to contact@nextrope.com. Our team is ready to help you with the token engineering process and ensure your project’s resilience in the long term.

Nextrope Partners with Hacken to Enhance Blockchain Security

Miłosz

21 Nov 2024
Nextrope Partners with Hacken to Enhance Blockchain Security

Nextrope announces a strategic partnership with Hacken, a renowned blockchain security auditor. It marks a significant step in delivering reliable decentralized solutions. After several successful collaborations resulting in flawless smart contract audits, the alliance solidifies the synergy between Nextrope's innovative blockchain development and Hacken's top-tier security auditing services. Together, we aim to set new benchmarks, ensuring that security is an integral part of blockchain technology.

Strengthening Blockchain Security

The partnership aims to fortify the security protocols within blockchain ecosystems. By integrating Hacken's comprehensive security audits with Nextrope's cutting-edge blockchain solutions, we are poised to offer unparalleled security features in our projects.

"Blockchain security should never be an afterthought"

"Our partnership with Hacken underscores our dedication to embedding security at the core of our blockchain solutions. Together, we're building a safer future for the industry."

said Mateusz Mach, CEO of Nextrope

About Nextrope

Nextrope is a forward-thinking blockchain development house specializing in creating innovative solutions for businesses worldwide. With a team of experienced developers and blockchain experts, Nextrope delivers high-quality, scalable, and secure blockchain applications tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

About Hacken

Hacken is a leading blockchain security auditor known for its rigorous smart contract audits and security assessments. With a mission to make the industry safer, Hacken provides complex security services that help companies identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their applications.

Looking Ahead

As a joint mission, both Nextrope and Hacken are committed to continuous innovation. We look forward to the exciting opportunities this partnership will bring and are eager to implement a more secure blockchain environment for all.

For more information, please contact:

Nextrope

Hacken

Join us on our journey to deliver top-notch blockchain tech and a safer future for the industry!