MIRI Debate Intensifies: Is CEV Equivalent to 'Taking Over the World'?
weidai11 · x · 2026-08-16
In the ongoing MIRI debate, weidai11 notes that JD Pressman initially only mentioned 'take over' in a quoted tweet, not as his own claim. The focus shifts to whether MIRI truly believed it could achieve AGI first in a basement, and whether CEV (Coherent Extrapolated Volition) constitutes a plan to 'take over the world'. weidai11 argues that CEV aims to empower humans, not disempower them, so the phrase is misleading.
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