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  1. Building programmable QA with AI

    What’s one of the biggest challenges with using AI for QA? It’s the lack of programmability. We set out to find a solution by pairing Playwright MCP with several different LLM models. Find out where we landed.

    Chad Pytel, Clarissa Borges & Michelle Taute
    January 14, 2026
    • AI
    • Automation
    • Llm
  2. Rapid prototyping with Claude Code: How we transformed our design sprint process

    We’ve been running product design sprints for over a decade. Now Claude and Claude Code are helping us prototype faster than ever—without sacrificing quality. Here’s how we built a working prototype in hours, not days.

    Chad Pytel, Kevin Kwon & Michelle Taute
    January 13, 2026
    • AI
    • Design Sprint
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  3. ChatGPT agent: Experimenting with QA automation

    Doing manual QA can be slow and tedious, but can ChatGPT agent handle real product QA? We ran a few experiments checking FrontrowMD widgets across sample web pages and discovered a lot of potential—plus a few pitfalls.

    Chad Pytel, Michelle Taute & Yaser Mahmoud
    January 6, 2026
    • AI
    • Automation
  4. AI in Focus: Pair programming with AI

    Trying to optimize your AI coding workflow? One size doesn’t fit all. During an AI pair programming session, we discovered some insights about control, context and trust that might help you sharpen your own process.

    Chad Pytel, Clarissa Borges & Michelle Taute
    November 20, 2025
    • Artificial Intelligence

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