The space of values is large, and many people have crystalized into liking nature for fairly clear reasons (positive experiences in natural environments, memetics in many subcultures idealizing nature, etc). Also, misaligned, optimizing AI easily maps to the destructive side of humanity, which many memeplexes demonize.
Humans instinctively like things like flowers and birdsong, because it meant a fertile area with food to our ancestors. We literally depended on Nature for our survival, and despite intensive agriculture, we aren’t independent from it yet.
The space of values is large, and many people have crystalized into liking nature for fairly clear reasons (positive experiences in natural environments, memetics in many subcultures idealizing nature, etc). Also, misaligned, optimizing AI easily maps to the destructive side of humanity, which many memeplexes demonize.
Humans instinctively like things like flowers and birdsong, because it meant a fertile area with food to our ancestors. We literally depended on Nature for our survival, and despite intensive agriculture, we aren’t independent from it yet.