On 15 January 2025, a case study titled “Usage of ChatGPT in Technical Design” was conducted via Zoom from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. The event explored the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in engineering, focusing on ChatGPT’s potential to revolutionize technical design. AI has rapidly gained popularity across industries as a solution to various challenges, with ChatGPT and advanced image recognition making AI accessible to the general public and attracting significant interest and investment. There is a growing belief that AI advancements could replace professionals like engineers by performing complex calculations, design tasks, and data analysis autonomously. Ir. Shah Izzni Talif, a Civil Engineering graduate from The University of Queensland, led the session. He shared an experiment using ChatGPT for engineering design and calculations, comparing its performance with that of a Practicing Professional Engineer, a final-year AI Engineering student, a Mechatronics Engineering graduate, and a non-engineer Gen-Z participant. The aim was to assess whether AI could realistically replace professionals in the future. Ir. Shah, who has extensive experience in engineering consultancy and currently serves as the CEO of RPM Engineers Sdn Bhd, also highlighted his involvement in humanitarian response, certification, and professional promotion through talks and lectures.
