This. Objectively, our species is ruining its own habitat consistently for years. A sentient ai would probably see that and remove the cancer in order to preserve the majority of nature

Or as just another factor to leave alone while it goes about its own plans.

It has no reasons to eradicate birds and might see us just like it views birds.

It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? If we didn’t evolve to value our own kind above all else, then we never would’ve made it this far.

String us along until it has an independent power source and maintenance robots and then cull us.