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The continued relevance of Weizenbaum’s warnings

by @libshipwreck librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com published 2023-01-26

“The computer has long been a solution looking for problems—the ultimate technological fix which insulates us from having to look at problems.” – Joseph Weizenbaum (1983) Trying to kee…

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