Alignment researcher: the common critique of CEV is that it's an incoherent concept
herbiebradley · x · 2026-08-19
Replying to JacquesThibs's complaint about smug "alignment 101" posters, Herbie Bradley argues the critic has the right idea even without the vocabulary: one of the most common criticisms of CEV (Coherent Extrapolated Volition) is precisely that it is an incoherent concept that does not actually exist.
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