Edward A. Vernon

Less than the sum of my parts. Opinions expressed here belong to the voices in my head.

[Brendan McCord 🏛️ x 🤖 @Brendan_McCord]

LLMs are living off the moral and intellectual capital of a pre-AI world, just like Nietzsche said secular liberals live off Christianity. What happens when the inheritance runs out?

Using LLMs well — knowing when to trust them, how to interrogate their outputs, what questions are worth asking — depends on capacities that are pre-LLM in origin: critical judgment, domain expertise, philosophical seriousness, taste.

People who use LLMs well right now tend to be people formed by traditions of deep reading, argument, and intellectual discipline that were not themselves produced by or optimized for interaction with language models. The tool works for them because they bring something the tool cannot supply.

Nietzsche thought secular liberals were coasting on the fumes of a Christian metaphysics they'd officially abandoned. The shadow of God lingering on the cave wall. The question is whether LLM-native thinking is the same kind of afterglow.

[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@TheAnfieldWrap Is that Martinelli ushering him out?

[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@ianbremmer @FootballCliches just Donald trump doing fabrizio Romano things.

[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@nevborg It was a lame ninja turtle joke!

[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@GhioKathiana @MaltainEU It was an honour to serve with you. Thank you for your leadership, expertise and friendship! Continue to make us proud!

[Giorgos Ioannides @GIoannidesCY]

Delighted to host #MED9 counterparts in framework of CY's MED9 Presidency. #Mediterranean perspective needs to be adequately reflected in #EU policies & priorities. Agreed to reinforce coop. & take discussions ⏩ by identifying concrete issues in this context
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[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@TheAnfieldWrap Glad we got that deal over the line...

[Ian Borg @DeputyPMIanBorg]

We lost a true gentleman today. @vellalor, you will be sorely missed.

Your commitment, your determination, and your smile are lasting memories I will always treasure.

On behalf of @MFETmalta, we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues at @ECRepMalta and many friends in #Malta and beyond.

[Ian Borg @DeputyPMIanBorg]

The deep sea is Earth's largest habitat and home to 1 million species.

Yet, the expansion of mining activities into deep-sea areas of unparalleled fragility and biodiversity, where the impacts are high and potentially irreversible, is a steadily increasing threat.

This week, during the 29th Session of the @ISBAHQ Assembly, Malta has taken the bold step of joining the growing coalition of countries in calling for a precautionary pause on deep sea mining, to honour Arvid Pardo's legacy on the need to protect the seabed as the common heritage of mankind, and as a champion of #UNCLOS.

The international community has a duty to protect the marine environment. The precautionary principle and the best available science must be at the heart of the governance of the international seabed.

@MFETmalta @UN @MaltaUNMission #DefendTheDeep

[Kathiana Bonello Ghio @GhioKathiana]

🇲🇹 showcasing what small really means when we speak of the land parcels that Maltese & Gozitan farmers manage to keep our local market & the sector going . 🙏 to @jwojc for your visit- we keep the dialogue with 🇪🇺 going @MaltainEU @AntonRefalo @SharloCamilleri

[Kathiana Bonello Ghio @GhioKathiana]

MED9 DPRs breakfast @MaltainEU welcoming two new member to the ClubMed and taking stock of the MED9 work led by Malta throughout the year #StrongerTogether

[MaltaPermRep 🇲🇹 🇪🇺 @MaltainEU]

Meetings @EUCouncil continue today in Luxembourg, with #EU #energy Ministers focusing on reaching a negotiating position on the electricity market design and winter preparedness.

[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@edwest The European House of History in Parc Leopold, follow it up with frites from Maison Antoine and a beer on Place Jourdan. All easily accessible via metro

[Samuel Hughes @SCP_Hughes]

This C17 church in Brussels was demolished to create a public square in the 1890s. A developer bought the facade, dismantled it, and reconstructed it as the facade of a new church to add 'heritage value' to their suburban development. An interesting case of 'adaptive reuse'.

[Edward A. Vernon @eavernon]

@danielstorey85 Hope you enjoy your stay on the island!

[Kathiana Bonello Ghio @GhioKathiana]

A day spent with #marine researchers out from Kristineberg Centre learning about their #nature conservation projects to find immediate solutions to halt #biodiversity loss, unlocking the #blueeconomy- simply fascinating - this Islander loved it! 🌊🐟🦭🪸@MaltainEU @sweden2023eu

[Kathiana Bonello Ghio @GhioKathiana]

#coreper1 trip continues: the reality behind the scenes of the @MaltainEU DPR and MERTEN formation in it’s true colours blessed with two strong pillars of support and better halves who put up with far too much for us @sweden2023eu gala dinner

[Kathiana Bonello Ghio @GhioKathiana]

Most grateful to have been part of this. Thank you to MED9 Colleagues from around our deep blue sea, the @EU_Commission & the Malta teams on the ground & spread across the different Capitals 🇲🇹🇪🇺🇭🇷🇨🇾🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹🇸🇮🇪🇸- onward together ⚡️🌊☀️⚡️
@MaltainEU @MFETMalta @MaltaGov