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Will upskill as per the requirement and take the seat.

Taking a seat is for me means working with and collaborating, just like how we collaborate today within the team . 

My role

AI can automate many of the repetitive, predictable testing tasks, but testers remain the drivers — we define the problems, set the goals, validate results, and bring domain judgement, creativity, and ethics. AI is a tool; testers are the engineers, strategists, and governors that make the tool useful and safe.

“Taking the seat” here means I choose to lead, not compete.

As a QA Manager, I see AI not as a threat but as a partner. AI can generate tests, execute regressions, and accelerate automation, but it lacks context, empathy, and risk judgment.

Taking the seat means I define how AI fits into the QA strategy, validate its outputs, and ensure quality remains aligned with business goals and user value.

I focus on what AI cannot replace: critical thinking, domain expertise, ethical judgment, and accountability.

AI works with me, not instead of me.

Taking the seat” here means I choose to lead, not compete.

As a QA Manager, I see AI not as a threat but as a partner. AI can generate tests, execute regressions, and accelerate automation, but it lacks context, empathy, and risk judgment.

Taking the seat means I define how AI fits into the QA strategy, validate its outputs, and ensure quality remains aligned with business goals and user value.

I focus on what AI cannot replace: critical thinking, domain expertise, ethical judgment, and accountability.

AI works with me, not instead of me

Dhaval Mehta

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To me i.e. QA Lead role, ‘taking the seat’ means showing up with ownership, responsibility, and judgment rather than letting AI decide on my behalf. I will try to make AI work for me and NOT instead of me.

It’s about staying present, accountable, and creative in how I contribute, rather than giving away my influence.

Taking the seat means to me that I keep control of the decision, creation and outcome process of my work as a developer, having AI as a tool to o help with repetitive and simple tasks that doesn't require thought and decisions on what will be produced.

Upskilling isn’t optional anymore. It’s something we need at every stage of our career.

Here’s the thing: the way we work is changing fast. With agentic AI stepping in, we’re no longer just using tools—we’re collaborating with systems that can act, decide, and solve problems on their own.

That’s why upskilling matters:

• It keeps you relevant when the tech keeps moving forward.

• It helps you work smarter with AI instead of feeling replaced by it.

• It gives you the confidence to lead, not just follow, in this new shift.

The future will belong to people who stay curious, keep learning, and know how to guide these AI systems instead of fearing them.

"Taking the seat" in the AI era means creating a big seat to accommodate both human and AI, where we work together rather than competing, allowing us to achieve much greater efficiency and speed in our professional and personal endeavors.

I feel AI is like when the car was invented and came into use - it initially created fear among horse and cow cart drivers, but once cars became part of human life, people were able to move from one place to another much faster.