Model Hype, Medical AI and Brussels Policy

What matters is not whether this week’s major model release deserves the word milestone, but what it can actually do, for whom, and under what conditions. Jonathan Harris weighs the claims against the familiar machinery of Model Hype, where AI benchmarks often settle less than their authors suggest. A medical diagnostics paper warrants attention beyond its press release, while a Brussels policy move has been widely misread. The useful signal lies in the practical limits and incentives; the noise is the usual rush to declare victory before anyone has checked the wiring.