User claims he synthesized PAC-3310, a ChatGPT-designed schizophrenia drug, in his garage lab
SatelliteNetSec · x · 2026-09-09
A user (@DouglasYaoDY) claims ChatGPT designed a novel drug, PAC-3310, which he synthesized in a garage chemistry lab. He describes it as a selective M4 muscarinic receptor agonist for schizophrenia, similar to but improved over the recent breakthrough drug Cobenfry. The post went viral with jokes about ChatGPT prescribing medicine.
If accurate, it's a striking safety case: an AI-designed drug candidate synthesized and presumably self-administered without animal trials or clinical oversight — highlighting how AI lowers barriers to risky professional domains.
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