https://www.verron.ai/research Verron.AI analysis on AI evaluation, production systems and operating decisions. en Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.verron.ai/research/when-benchmarks-become-targets https://www.verron.ai/research/when-benchmarks-become-targets Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Evaluation and production This is not a claim that models stopped improving. It is a testable operating hypothesis: as common metrics became optimisation targets, their scores became less reliable on their own as evidence for systems that must survive outside the test.