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The Lost Art of Prompt Engineering: Making AI Work for Testers Again by Arbaz Surti

Prompt engineering isn’t dead—it’s just misunderstood. While many dismiss it as irrelevant, Arbaz Surti's session at the 2025 OnlineTestConf argues the opposite: in QA, prompt engineering is alive and essential. Testers already excel at precision language—steps, conditions, expected results—and this skill uniquely positions them to harness AI effectively. By treating prompt engineering as a structured, test-centric discipline, QA professionals can transform large language models (LLMs) into reliable partners for generating test cases, reproducing defects, and amplifying exploratory testing. This talk introduces a contrarian thesis: despite the industry’s claim that "prompt engineering is dead." Main Takeaways: A reusable QA-focused prompt framework: Learn structured patterns (role, context, constraints) for creating effective prompts that deliver usable test artifacts Live examples of AI-powered testing workflows: See real-time demos where improved prompts generate precise test cases, bug reproductions, and exploratory test ideas A mindset shift for testers: Understand why testers - not developers - are uniquely positioned to lead AI adoption through their command of precision language and test heuristics