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July 14, 2026 · MIT News

MIT students test AI copilots by building a jet engine

MIT's JARVIS Challenge had students design, build, and test a jet engine with AI copilots assisting throughout, to assess how useful AI is for complex, high-performance aerospace engineering work.

Why it matters: Offers a concrete test case for whether AI assistance holds up in demanding physical engineering, not just software.

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