MIT Tests AI Copilots in Jet Engine Design

MIT's Gas Turbine Laboratory launched the JARVIS Challenge, in which teams used AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to design, build and test a small jet engine within four weeks, targeting 50-100 pounds of thrust; AI sharply shortens design cycles but human engineering judgment remains decisive.

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