Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant dream or speculative fiction--it's here, shaping how we work, learn, love, and even understand ourselves. But as machines become more capable, what becomes of the humans who built them? In this book, Dr. Joe Chapa explores one of the most urgent and fascinating questions of our time: How can AI help us to understand our humanity?

Through a series of engaging, provocative essays, Chapa draws on philosophy, history, personal experience, and pop culture, to chart humanity's evolving attempt to outsource not just labor, but judgment, and even moral decision-making to machines.

Rather than preaching techno-optimism or existential dread, this book offers a human-centered perspective: AI may be new, but human nature is ancient.
 

Whether you're a curious newcomer or a seasoned technologist, this collection is a guide to thinking more deeply about the systems we are designing and the people we are becoming as a result.

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Humanity by Proxy invites us to ask not only what AI can do, but who we ought to be.