Will AI Value Nature?

Technology doesn’t know what we truly value.

Every day, life offers us awe, wonder, stillness, beauty.
And every day, those moments go unmeasured—so they don’t shape the AI systems we’re building.

Meanwhile, our attention is shaped by systems trained on what’s measurable: clicks, queries, purchases, scrolls.

It’s not evil. It’s just the tools we’ve built…

But here’s the thing—
This isn’t a call for more ubiquitous computing.
It’s a call for better-aligned technology.

AI should reflect our values, not just our behaviors.
It should understand that peaceful time in nature matters to me,
even if that never gets logged as data.

This is a call to technologists, investors, philanthropists, and creators:
Build with the immeasurable in mind.
Remember life exists outside of machines.

This is a call to AI researchers:
Solve for what actually matters,
Not just what can be measured.

This is a call to YOU:
Don’t wait for someone else to solve this.

The moment for AI is now.
Let’s do this right!

...and yes, that image above is AI generated 😉