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Books by Joseph O. Chapa

AI For The Rest of Us

AI For The Rest of Us: Understanding The Technology That's Shaping Our World was published in 2026 with Air University Press. It provides readers with an easily accessible account of how AI works, what it means, and where it's headed. 

A PDF copy is available for free for all readers and a paperback version is available for free for Defense Department employees.

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Humanity by Proxy

Humanity by Proxy is Joe's book of essays on AI and society published with Kindle Direct Publishing. This project began as a series of Substack newsletters that quickly grew into a book-length project. The essays are eclectic. Joe covers everything from how AI is shaping our lives, to how we should think about honor in modern societies. The book is available in hardcover, paperback, and kindle from Amazon.com

"Joe Chapa is the kind of intelligent, informed, and ethical commentator whose voice we trust to open up any issue, whether it's AI or folk music. Views Expressed offers exactly the kind of thoughtful, informed reflection most needed in the public square today."

Professors Frank and Kim Garcia, faculty members at Boston College

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Is Remote Warfare Moral?

Joe's first book, Is Remote Warfare Moral?, published with Hachette in 2022 investigated the moral permissibility of drone warfare.

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The book was critically acclaimed. Bloomberg called it one of the top ten nonfiction books of the year.

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It remains an important resource for those who want to understand the ethics of drone warfare. in Ukraine, in Gaza, in Iran, and beyond.

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 “Brilliantly thought-provoking. Joe Chapa’s personal experience employing unmanned aerial vehicles in support of combat operations, and his carefully researched and considered analysis have produced the most important consideration of this aspect of current and future warfare yet written. As with nuclear weapons and chemical warfare, there are no definitive answers, just agonizing judgments that will be hellishly difficult in the moment of existential conflict. A must-read to understand warfare of the future.”

General (Ret.) Stanley McCrystal

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