As I completely agree to your statement : The future of QA is hybrid — humans + automation + AI working together.
I find strange that the title of your article would say something else : The Evolution of Software Testing: From Manual to AI-Powered QA
And that this post would start another pov : …will it be manual, automation, or AI-based testing? - while you support this to be all of them.
One thing I would suggest on blogs which is similar to testing in many ways is to consider the language used. I think you also added your thoughts at the time to “what small language shifts..” discussion.
Your introduction for example talks about a view of testing from ten years ago, that view is nothing like my own view from that time, or even from my own view from 10 years prior to that yet you have stated it like it’s a fact or at least representative for most tester when its more likely to be your own view from your own context.
I flag this as because in my view that take as fact type language can trigger a lot of peoples nonsense radar and it can then diminish their ability to absorb other valuable information from the blog.
I felt you did this better in the second paragraph by referencing your own personal experience, this for me is a better approach.