Unfortunately it does indeed seem like a case of "So You Think You've Awoken ChatGPT" https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/2pkNCvBtK6G6FKoNn/so-you-thi... (not directly, but similar enough)

EDIT: Found a closer description ("Your LLM-assisted scientific breakthrough probably isn't real"): https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rarcxjGp47dcHftCP/your-llm-a...