# Testing AI, Duplicate Test Detection, and the Death of Cucumber TGNS190

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Published: 2026-07-20T21:51:00+00:00
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## Resource

Is your test suite quietly billing you every single time it runs? Your agent wrote 30 new tests this week. How many of them actually test anything new? The guy who created Cucumber says he got it wrong. Here's what he built instead. Find out more in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of July 20th. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:00 Intro 0:21 Stop AI Test Cost https://testgld.link/wvvUskMr 1:33 Semantic Graph https://testgld.link/WG137ApD 2:55 Scout API https://testgld.link/ekw3oBAF 3:58 Varar https://var.oselvar.com/ 5:13 Testing NOT a Chore https://testgld.link/HVZyNx6J 6:25 Webinar of the Week https://testgld.link/H8JXZyv5 7:37 Testing AI book https://testgld.link/XJzWwD6S 8:46 IRL Thank You https://testguild.com/irl/

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