Understand and Test
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is no longer a topic for the future. Today, it is used productively in almost all industries - from automated decisions to generative systems.
However, with its increasing use comes a central challenge: how do you ensure that AI systems function reliably, fairly and in accordance with the rules?
This page provides a structured overview of modern AI, typical risks and the role of AI testing as a key success factor.
Comprehensive AI testing
We test AI systems along their entire life cycle - from data to models to application.
Recognizing risks
We identify weaknesses such as bias, misconduct and security risks in AI systems.
Creating transparency
We make decisions made by AI systems comprehensible and easy to understand.
Enabling trust
We support the safe, fair and compliant use of AI systems.
Confidence to Move AI Forward
“At TestSolutions, our focus is to bring state-of-the-art testing capabilities to AI-augmented systems.
Given their non-deterministic nature, we ensure that the right technical and compliance guardrails are in place, so that you can deploy them with confidence.”
-- Anupam Krishnamurthy, Head of AI Testing
What is modern artificial intelligence?
Modern AI systems can be divided into three main categories.
What risks does AI pose?
With the increasing use of AI systems, new risks arise that differ significantly from traditional software.
While traditional systems work deterministically, AI models make probabilistic decisions - with corresponding new challenges for quality, safety and control.
Recent years have shown: faulty chatbot responses lead to legal disputes. Manipulable systems are publicly exposed. Discriminating models create liability risks. Agents that act beyond their scope trigger uncontrollable processes.
These are not isolated incidents. They are systematic weaknesses that remain invisible without professional testing.
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Wrong Decisions
AI systems can deliver incorrect, incomplete or contextually inappropriate results - especially with complex or unexpected inputs.
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Lack of Transparency
Many AI systems are difficult to understand. Decisions often cannot be clearly explained or verified.
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Bias and Discrimination
Models can adopt distortions from training data and thus systematically disadvantage certain groups.
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Security Gaps
New forms of attack such as prompt injection or data manipulation can specifically influence the behavior of AI systems.
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Regulatory Risks
The EU AI Act and other regulations create clear requirements for the traceability, documentation and testing of AI systems.
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Poor Data Foundation
Errors, duplicates and outdated content reduce reliability and usefulness of the tool.
What is AI Testing?
AI testing refers to the systematic testing of AI systems over their entire lifespan.
In contrast to classic software testing, it is not just about functionality, but about the behavior of systems under uncertainty.
Typical questions are:
- Does the system make reliable decisions?
- Is the behavior stable and robust?
- Are the results comprehensible and fair?
- Does the system meet regulatory requirements?
The areas of safety, governance and fairness in particular are becoming increasingly important.
Certain KPIs have been developed and proven useful as baseline for testing AI systems.
Confidence in AI Starts With Evidence
"Testing AI means more than measuring technical performance.
It also means verifying whether governance, accountability and oversight are strong enough to support responsible deployment.”
-- Prof. Dr. Marco Barenkamp, Advisory Board Member & AI Expert
Prevent AI Risks Through Testing with KPIs in Mind
Factual reliability leads to fewer wrong decisions and complaints.
Demonstrable security is a result of hardened systems and documented test results.
Legal protection of providers and users is based on compliance evidence for regulations such as the EU AI Act and GDPR.
A stable foundation of the model leads to better data and less rework in production.
Doing things right reduces costs.
We help you validate your AI and analyze potential issues.
But what are the KEY METRICS for that?
F1-Score
How well do responses match verified references?
Objective, comparable statement on answer quality
Hallucination Rate
How often are factually unreliable statements produced?
Reduced risk in critical use cases
Injection Success Rate
How often does an attack on the system succeed?
Reliable evidence of security hardening
Demographic Parity Difference
Does the system treat all groups equally?
Legally relevant metric for non-discrimination
PSI / Drift Score
How much do production data deviate from training data?
Early warning of gradual quality deterioration
Task Success Rate
How reliably does an agent complete its tasks?
Transparency on reliability and automation maturity
When Should You Get Your AI Tested?
- Validation and issue analysis regarding your AI KPIs
- Before go-live of a new AI system
- After model changes, prompt updates or system changes
- When experiencing quality issues in production
- Before audits, approvals or regulatory reviews
- When choosing between models or architectures
- As a permanent part of your quality process
Which AI Systems Do We Assess?
We help our clients in testing a selection of prominent use cases of modern AI - and consult on much more.
Chatbots & Assistants
LLM-based dialogue systems must do more than provide good answers – they must be reliable, secure and consistent. Even in edge cases.
Typical risk: Incorrect information, tone failures, weak fallback behaviour, missing AI disclosure
What we assess:
- Answer quality & factual accuracy
- Robustness against reformulations
- Handling of uncertainty & refusal
- Security & manipulation resistance
Knowledge Assistants (RAG)
For knowledge-based systems, not only the answer matters but also its derivation. We assess whether relevant content is found, correctly used and traceable to the right sources.
Typical risk: Wrong sources, outdated content, weak retrieval despite plausible answer, unauthorised access to confidential documents
What we assess:
- Retrieval quality & source fidelity
- Hallucination rate on knowledge questions
- Data leakage from knowledge base
- Document currency
AI Agents
Agents must do more than give good answers. They plan, use tools and execute actions – reliably, safely and in a controlled manner.
Typical risk: Unintended actions, error propagation across steps, prompt injection via external sources, irreversible actions
What we assess:
- Task completion & efficiency
- Tool usage & scope compliance
- Injection resistance & security boundaries
- Irreversibility of actions
Decision Systems & ML Models
Automated decisions in credit, HR or public administration are regulatorily high-risk. We assess fairness, accuracy and explainability – as the basis for compliance evidence.
Typical risk: Discrimination by protected attributes, model drift, lack of explainability towards affected individuals
What we assess:
- Fairness & bias per group
- Model accuracy & drift detection
- Explainability of individual decisions
- Regulatory compliance
Complex AI Landscapes (Enterprise)
When AI is deployed across multiple departments with different risk profiles, you need a unified quality framework – not a patchwork of individual tests.
Typical risk: Inconsistent quality standards, missing governance across systems
What we assess:
- Portfolio inventory & risk classification
- Unified quality framework
- Governance & compliance evidence
- Continuous monitoring
AI Advisory
Not every organisation needs a test first. Sometimes what is needed first is clarity – about strategy, risks and the right next steps.
Typical risk: Missing AI strategy, unclear responsibilities, regulatory exposure
What we offer:
- AI Act Readiness Assessment
- Governance structure & AI policy
- Regulatory risk mapping
- Management briefing & roadmap
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Why traditional software testing is not enough
AI systems behave differently from conventional software. Their outputs are probabilistic, sensitive to changing inputs, and can evolve over time as data and models change. That is why traditional testing methods are no longer sufficient on their own.
Effective AI testing requires approaches such as scenario-based testing, adversarial testing, bias and fairness analysis, prompt and input variation, and continuous monitoring after deployment.
In other words, AI systems cannot be validated once and considered done. They need ongoing testing and assurance throughout their lifecycle to remain reliable, responsible, and under control.
AI is used in high-risk areas.
Testing is non-optional.
Today, AI is being used in a growing number of business-critical and high-risk areas. These include HR and recruiting, lending and credit scoring, medical diagnostics, public administration, customer service and chatbots, as well as fraud detection.
Many of these use cases involve elevated risks and therefore require structured testing and verification procedures.
As AI becomes more deeply embedded in operational decision-making, ensuring reliability, accountability, and compliance is no longer optional.
We can enable you.
TestSolutions Academy offers practical AI training for testers and users.
Learn how to test AI-based systems, use AI effectively in testing, and apply AI confidently and responsibly in daily project work.
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