Open AI Testing

Board Members

1. Mission & Purpose

OpenTest AI exists to advance the practice of testing in two major areas:

• Testing AI-Based Systems – developing methods, strategies, and resources to evaluate the safety, quality, and reliability of AI models and applications (e.g., LLMs, generative AI systems, and ML-powered services).
• Applying AI to Test Other Systems – using AI-driven approaches, tools, and agents to improve the testing of traditional software, platforms, and digital products.

The community provides a free, accessible, and collaborative environment where practitioners and researchers can share strategies, resources, and tools across both domains.

The community aims to:

• Create and share AI quality strategies for both AI-based systems and AI-enabled testing.
• Provide resources such as prompt libraries, evaluation suites, test plans, and AI-driven testing utilities.
• Advance best practices for AI quality, safety, and reliability in both categories.
• Discuss future-facing issues before they become widespread, spanning both how AI is tested and how AI changes testing itself.
• Explore non-technical topics, including how teams adopt AI responsibly in development and quality workflows.

OpenTest AI is built on the principle of being practical, rigorous, and grounded, avoiding hype and self-promotion in favor of contributions that are universally useful.

2. Community Values

• Practicality: Share strategies and tools that can be applied to both testing AI and using AI for testing.
• Openness: Ensure resources are free and accessible to all.
• Rigor: Promote practices backed by evidence, research, or real-world application.
• Integrity: Avoid marketing-driven agendas or personal recognition-seeking.
• Collaboration: Encourage contributions across both domains from academia, industry, and practitioners.

3. Governance Structure

3.1 Founding President

Jason Arbon serves as the Founding President of OpenTest AI.

• The President has authority to appoint and remove Board members.
• The President holds 51% of all voting power and maintains formal veto power over Board and community decisions, including membership and sponsorship.
• This structure is intended as a temporary stewardship model to protect the mission and ensure stability in the early stages.

3.2 Board of Directors

• Board members are appointed by the President.
• Responsible for guiding direction, governance, and community alignment.
• Meet monthly, with topic-specific sessions as needed.

4. Data Licensing

All user-contributed content (test cases, bug reports, prompts, LLM tests, and ratings) is shared under the CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication) license.

• Contributors dedicate their content to the public domain, waiving all copyright and related rights.
• Anyone can freely use, modify, distribute, and build upon this content for any purpose, without attribution or restrictions.
• This permissive licensing model encourages maximum reuse and collaboration within the testing community.
• By submitting content, contributors confirm they have the right to dedicate it to the public domain.

4.1 Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability

THE DATA AND CONTENT ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

No Warranty: OpenTest AI, its operators, contributors, and sponsors make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or suitability of any test cases, bug reports, analysis, prompts, or other content on this site.

User Responsibility: Users are solely responsible for evaluating, validating, and verifying any content before use. All content should be reviewed and tested in appropriate environments before application to production systems.

No Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, OpenTest AI, its operators, contributors, sponsors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from the use, misuse, or inability to use any content from this site, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, data, business interruption, or other intangible losses.

No Endorsement: The presence of content on this site does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee of its accuracy, effectiveness, or safety. Users should exercise independent judgment and professional expertise when applying any content.

Third-Party Content: Content is provided by community contributors. OpenTest AI does not verify, validate, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or safety of user-contributed content.

Use at Your Own Risk: By using any content from this site, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk and agree to hold OpenTest AI and its operators harmless from any claims, damages, or liabilities arising from such use.

5. Membership & Participation

5.1 Lurkers

• Open to all, no registration required.
• Free access to resources and open-source artifacts.

5.2 Members

• Open to all with free registration.
• Benefits: access to updates, ability to rate artifacts, public membership badges.
• Expectations: rate artifacts, maintain civility, avoid hype or spam.

5.3 Contributors

• Submit artifacts (prompt libraries, evaluation suites, strategies, tools).
• Contributions reviewed to ensure contributor owns or has rights to share, contributions are open-sourced, and no proprietary or confidential content is included.
• Contributors must provide a real name and a public profile link (e.g., LinkedIn, GitHub, website).
• This attribution is published alongside the artifact to ensure accountability, discourage spam or malicious submissions, and provide important context for evaluating contributions.

6. Code of Conduct (Short Form)

• Be Civil & Respectful – Treat others constructively.
• No Hype or Spam – Avoid self-promotion or unsubstantiated claims.
• Stay Practical & Useful – Focus on actionable, broadly valuable contributions.
• Share Responsibly – Only submit content you own or can open-source.
• Openness & Integrity – Keep the mission centered on AI quality.

7. Benefits & Recognition

• Lurkers: Free use of shared resources.
• Members: Membership badges, ratings milestone badges, opt-in updates.
• Contributors: Contributor badges, peer-reviewed recognition, public attribution (name + link), résumé visibility.
• Board Members: Elevated badges and leadership recognition.
• Sponsors & Technical Partners: Public acknowledgment for enabling community value.

8. Deliverables & Outputs

OpenTest AI produces and maintains resources that are practical, open, and reusable across both categories:

• Prompt Libraries – for probing AI models and for generating AI-assisted tests.
• Evaluation Suites & Test Plans – for assessing AI quality and for validating AI-based test automation.
• Strategies & Best Practices – covering both how to test AI systems and how to adopt AI in testing workflows.
• Case Studies & Reports – real-world examples from both focus areas.
• Research & News Updates – covering developments in both AI-system evaluation and AI-assisted QA.
• Community Events & Workshops – bringing together practitioners from both categories.
• Member Directory – recognition of contributors and their domain of expertise.

9. Community Platforms & Infrastructure

• Website – central hub for artifacts and updates.
• Discord Forum – main space for discussions and collaboration.
• LinkedIn Community – professional networking and outreach.
• Twitter/X – updates, highlights, announcements.
• GitHub (future) – long-term repository for open-source contributions.

10. Growth Roadmap

• Stage 1 – Stewardship: testers.ai stewardship, ensuring balance between the two domains.
• Stage 2 – Shared Governance: growth in contributors and sponsors across both categories, with balanced recognition.
• Stage 3 – Independence: nonprofit/foundation spin-off, positioned as the global hub for both testing AI and AI in testing.