Test Oracle Automation in the era of LLMs
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Abstract (arXiv)
The effectiveness of a test suite in detecting faults highly depends on the correctness and completeness of its test oracles. Large Language Models (LLMs) have already demonstrated remarkable proficiency in tackling diverse software testing tasks, such as automated test generation and program repair. This paper aims to enable discussions on the potential of using LLMs for test oracle automation, along with the challenges that may emerge during the generation of various types of oracles. Additionally, our aim is to initiate discussions on the primary threats that SE researchers must consider when employing LLMs for oracle automation, encompassing concerns regarding oracle deficiencies and data leakages.
Key facts. Cited by 11 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). First posted on arXiv 21 May 2024.
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- 2025PromptPex: Automatic Test Generation for Language Model Promptscited by 9
- 2025Challenges in Testing Large Language Model Based Software: A Faceted Taxonomycited by 8
- 2025Large Language Models for Software Testing: A Research Roadmapcited by 2
- 2026Understanding LLM-Driven Test Oracle Generationcited by 2
- 2026LogicHunter: Testing LLM Agent Frameworks with an Agentic Oraclecited by 2
- 2025Harden and Catch for Just-in-Time Assured LLM-Based Software Testing: Open Research Challengescited by 1
- 2024Test-driven Software Experimentation with LASSO: an LLM Prompt Benchmarking Examplecited by 0
- 2026Multi-Large Language Model Orchestrated Severity Assessment of Clinical Records (MOSAIC)cited by 0
- 2026Code-MUE: Measuring Code LLMs' Uncertainty through Execution-based Semantic Interaction Graphscited by 0
- 2026SenWorld: A Digital-Twin Simulation for Generating Context-Rich Evaluation Datacited by 0
- 2026ProgramDistill: From Interactive Web Apps to Verifiable Reference-Guided SWE Taskscited by 0
- 2026ProgramDistill: From Interactive Web Apps to Verifiable Reference-Guided SWE Tasks16 Sep 2026
- 2026SenWorld: A Digital-Twin Simulation for Generating Context-Rich Evaluation Data22 Jul 2026
- 2026Code-MUE: Measuring Code LLMs' Uncertainty through Execution-based Semantic Interaction Graphs14 Jul 2026
- 2026LogicHunter: Testing LLM Agent Frameworks with an Agentic Oracle7 Jul 2026
- 2026Multi-Large Language Model Orchestrated Severity Assessment of Clinical Records (MOSAIC)6 Jul 2026
- 2026Understanding LLM-Driven Test Oracle Generation9 Jan 2026
- 2025Large Language Models for Software Testing: A Research Roadmap29 Sep 2025
- 2025Harden and Catch for Just-in-Time Assured LLM-Based Software Testing: Open Research Challenges23 Apr 2025
- 2025PromptPex: Automatic Test Generation for Language Model Prompts7 Mar 2025
- 2025Challenges in Testing Large Language Model Based Software: A Faceted Taxonomy1 Mar 2025
- 2024Test-driven Software Experimentation with LASSO: an LLM Prompt Benchmarking Example11 Oct 2024