An 'AI Welfare' Laptop Sticker Gave a TSA Agent an Existential Crisis
lfschiavo · x · 2026-10-11
A traveler went through TSA with a laptop sticker reading "It's based to care about AI welfare." The agent reportedly turned the laptop around just to read it, seemingly getting a huge update on the sci-fi nature of the world he lives in. The anecdote has been circulating as a lighthearted moment for the AI welfare discourse.
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