{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Are AI Agents Replacing Contract Testing? DevOps Insights from Matt Fellows","description":"Curious if AI will automate your contract testing\u2014or wreck it? Add AI to Your DevOps Now:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/testguild.me\/smartbear&amp;nbsp; In this episode of the DevOps Toolchain Podcast, I sit down with&amp;nbsp;Matt Fellows, co-founder of Pacflow and core maintainer of the PACT framework (now under SmartBear). We dive into the evolution of&amp;nbsp;contract testing, how&amp;nbsp;agentic AI tools like Copilot and Cursor&amp;nbsp;are shaping testing workflows, and what the next 3\u20135 years might look like for API validation. We also get real about:  Why test quality matters&amp;nbsp;more&amp;nbsp;in an AI-driven pipeline How autonomous testing may reshape developer tooling Whether AI-generated tests are improving code or just spreading bugs faster  Whether you\u2019re leading a QA team, building APIs, or navigating the DevOps\u2013AI intersection, this episode has hard-earned insights from someone shaping the tools used by teams around the world. &amp;nbsp;\ud83d\udc49 Don\u2019t forget to like, subscribe, and drop your thoughts on where you think testing is headed. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"TestGuild Devops Toolchain Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/testguild.com\/podcasts\/performance\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37712890\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/37712890"}