Can You Trust Tests Written by AI? ── How to Spot Tests That Pass Without Checking Anything (archived 2026-11-01)

Tests written by AI can pass without checking anything. Learn to spot missing assertions, expected values copied from the code, overused test doubles, happy-path-only tests and rewrites that hide bugs. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/ai-generated-tests-quality/, as published on 2026-11-01. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-11-01.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-01
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23856496
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Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
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Can You Trust Tests Written by AI? ── How to Spot Tests That Pass Without Checking Anything (archived 2026-11-01)

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Can You Trust Tests Written by AI? ── How to Spot Tests That Pass Without Checking Anything (archived 2026-11-01)

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Tests written by AI can pass without checking anything. Learn to spot missing assertions, expected values copied from the code, overused test doubles, happy-path-only tests and rewrites that hide bugs. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/ai-generated-tests-quality/, as published on 2026-11-01. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-11-01.

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