weizenbaum

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Weizenbaum's 1982 New York Times quote extends the Maslow hammer-and-nail line into his own warning that computers narrow what counts as a legitimate problem

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-09-08 · weizenbaum, ai-history, education-history, philosophy-of-computing, primary-source-verification
The 1982 New York Times verbatim-quotes Joseph Weizenbaum attributing the hammer-and-nail proverb to Maslow

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-09-08 · quote-investigation, misattribution, law-of-the-instrument, weizenbaum, maslow
Does the 1982 New York Times quote Joseph Weizenbaum saying 'to him who has only a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail,' verbatim and attributed to Maslow?

capture promoted Tier 1 2026-09-07 · quote-investigation, misattribution, law-of-the-instrument, weizenbaum, maslow
Does the 1982 New York Times quote Joseph Weizenbaum saying 'to him who has only a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail,' verbatim and attributed to Maslow?

question answered 2026-09-05 · quote-investigation, misattribution, law-of-the-instrument, weizenbaum, verification