Can ChatGPT Pass a Top-Tier Engineering Coursework?

One of the biggest questions in education today: Can AI solve complex engineering coursework? To find out, I ran an experiment using the actual assignment from my master-level module Applied Advanced Optimization at Imperial College London. This is highly technical coursework involving coding, mathematics, pattern recognition, and open-ended analysis, designed to stretch top students over two months. I gave this exact assignment to Meta AI, Claude, ChatGPT-4, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Did they manage? 💡 Could a student with zero understanding really copy-paste their way to top marks? ⚠️ What does this mean for academic integrity and the future of assessment in engineering? 🔬 In this video: * I share how each AI performed * I reveal how these AI-generated submissions ranked against real students * I discuss the troubling implications of this experiment 📄 Full coursework, AI outputs, and source code available here: Gemini coursework: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1YCBLShkkkxwrDKvksqqjry5EZi_MEKXg?usp=sharing Gemini chat: https://aistudio.google.com/app/prompts?state=%7B%22ids%22:%5B%221WYa2UPy_wc6rN7pBErWepgphlGxErmMo%22%5D,%22action%22:%22open%22,%22userId%22:%22115567927789057319985%22,%22resourceKeys%22:%7B%7D%7D&usp=sharing ChatGPT coursework: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1gEs8w95G_kbYYdyC1A65RL217Bobr6EV?usp=sharing ChatGPT chat: https://chatgpt.com/share/681f660e-53f8-8008-bea8-d3d70bb58585 Meta AI coursework: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1P2AbFm3m_28KQxxVNw9twr8tiUVKkIO6?usp=sharing Clude AI coursework: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1wIJoc7ZGG2jz70MdjPLvu_F_F-vj8Z7y?usp=sharing Coursework questions: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1Z2B--sz4McZ3xdA1_PITMsnSn7JF7fKv?usp=sharing This is a must-watch for educators, students, and anyone concerned about the role of AI in education. **CHAPTERS:** 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Description of the coursework 02:46 The AI challenge 03:25 Ground rules of the experiment 04:49 Rule 4: markers do not know! 05:10 The worst AI 06:37 3rd place 07:31 2nd place 09:31 The winner! 11:32 Implications and reflection 12:38 Solution 1: the race 13:34 Solution 2: death? 14:42 Solution 3: AI-enhancing