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Ideal AI behavior if humans were maximally rational and knowledgeable

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**Coherent extrapolated volition** ( **CEV**) is a theoretical framework in the field of [AI alignment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_alignment "AI alignment") describing an approach by which an [artificial superintelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_superintelligence "Artificial superintelligence") (ASI) would act on a benevolent supposition of what humans would want if they were more knowledgeable, more rational, had more time to think, and had matured together as a society, as opposed to humanity's current individual or collective preferences.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_extrapolated_volition#cite_note-1) It was proposed by [Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky "Eliezer Yudkowsky") in 2004 as part of his work on [friendly AI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_artificial_intelligence "Friendly artificial intelligence").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_extrapolated_volition#cite_note-Yudkowsky2004-2)

## Concept

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CEV proposes that an advanced AI system should derive its goals by extrapolating the idealized volition of humanity. This means aggregating and projecting human preferences into a coherent utility function that reflects what people would desire under ideal [epistemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology "Epistemology") and moral

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