Record-and-Playback Test Automation Is Not Enough for the AI Era

Why a test automation product strategy centered on session recording, journey maps, and replay risks falling behind AI-native testing workflows. Record-and-playback is one of the most seductive ideas in test automation. The promise sounds simple: let users interact with the application once, record the browser actions, store the flow, and replay it later as an automated test. For a long time, that promise made sense. It helped non-technical users get started. It reduced the time needed to crea...