Joe Chapa
@joechapa.bsky.social
Air Force officer, pilot, Oxford Philosophy PhD. Author, "Is Remote Warfare Moral?" http://tinyurl.com/y5rmeyn2 This is a personal account.
Art for the next Substack post... I kinda like it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Art for the next Substack post... I kinda like it.
I thought the Imagination in Action panel on AI in Defense at Stanford today went great!
(Stanford is as beautiful a place as everyone says)
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(Stanford is as beautiful a place as everyone says)
www.imaginationinaction.co
September 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I thought the Imagination in Action panel on AI in Defense at Stanford today went great!
(Stanford is as beautiful a place as everyone says)
www.imaginationinaction.co
(Stanford is as beautiful a place as everyone says)
www.imaginationinaction.co
I'm looking forward to speaking at the Imagination in Action conference at Stanford next week. Maybe I'll see you there!
September 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I'm looking forward to speaking at the Imagination in Action conference at Stanford next week. Maybe I'll see you there!
ICYMI, last week in Views Expressed, building local community amidst the digital onslaught.
"It was special because it was made possible by a moment I shared not online, but at a live concert—not with the internet, but with my local community."
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"It was special because it was made possible by a moment I shared not online, but at a live concert—not with the internet, but with my local community."
chapainsights.substack.com/p/recommende...
August 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
ICYMI, last week in Views Expressed, building local community amidst the digital onslaught.
"It was special because it was made possible by a moment I shared not online, but at a live concert—not with the internet, but with my local community."
chapainsights.substack.com/p/recommende...
"It was special because it was made possible by a moment I shared not online, but at a live concert—not with the internet, but with my local community."
chapainsights.substack.com/p/recommende...
This week in Views Expressed, what does driving a stick shift have to do with AI and does The Amazing Race hold the key to our technological future??
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June 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This week in Views Expressed, what does driving a stick shift have to do with AI and does The Amazing Race hold the key to our technological future??
chapainsights.substack.com/p/driving-a-...
chapainsights.substack.com/p/driving-a-...
Yes, there is a pea under there.
And yes, she can feel it.
And yes, she can feel it.
May 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Yes, there is a pea under there.
And yes, she can feel it.
And yes, she can feel it.
Uhh... did Gary Marcus get hacked?
April 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Uhh... did Gary Marcus get hacked?
A new Views Expressed is out! This week, why does generative AI think everyone is so beautiful?
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www.chapainsights.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A new Views Expressed is out! This week, why does generative AI think everyone is so beautiful?
www.chapainsights.substack.com
www.chapainsights.substack.com
ICYMI, last week in Views Expressed, I offered an overview of the "big three" theories in the history of moral philosophy. Give it a read (or a listen)!
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March 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICYMI, last week in Views Expressed, I offered an overview of the "big three" theories in the history of moral philosophy. Give it a read (or a listen)!
open.substack.com/pub/chapains...
open.substack.com/pub/chapains...
Apropos of nothing, from John Stuart Mill’s “The Contest in America.”
March 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Apropos of nothing, from John Stuart Mill’s “The Contest in America.”
This week, in Views Expressed: Is the "Responsible AI" fad finally fading? Is AI Ethics out of fashion? And if so, what should military organizations do about it?
February 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This week, in Views Expressed: Is the "Responsible AI" fad finally fading? Is AI Ethics out of fashion? And if so, what should military organizations do about it?
Last week in Views Expressed, I started to think about whether it matters that our knowledge as humans is embodied.
The debates over whether LLMS can "understand" rage on, but maybe it's impossible to understand our world without living in it.
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The debates over whether LLMS can "understand" rage on, but maybe it's impossible to understand our world without living in it.
chapainsights.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Last week in Views Expressed, I started to think about whether it matters that our knowledge as humans is embodied.
The debates over whether LLMS can "understand" rage on, but maybe it's impossible to understand our world without living in it.
chapainsights.substack.com
The debates over whether LLMS can "understand" rage on, but maybe it's impossible to understand our world without living in it.
chapainsights.substack.com
I’ve been listening to @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social ‘s Advisory Opinions w Sarah Isgur & @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social for YEARS. But now I’m re-watching Parks & Rec, so I know the audio is a reference to Swanson & Ludgate!!
Fun fact: the full quote is “I was born ready. I’m Ron F**** Swanson!”
Fun fact: the full quote is “I was born ready. I’m Ron F**** Swanson!”
February 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I’ve been listening to @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social ‘s Advisory Opinions w Sarah Isgur & @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social for YEARS. But now I’m re-watching Parks & Rec, so I know the audio is a reference to Swanson & Ludgate!!
Fun fact: the full quote is “I was born ready. I’m Ron F**** Swanson!”
Fun fact: the full quote is “I was born ready. I’m Ron F**** Swanson!”
It's out! This week in "Views Expressed,"
The Learning is in the Churning: how generative AI might make us dumber, but only if we let it.
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The Learning is in the Churning: how generative AI might make us dumber, but only if we let it.
chapainsights.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It's out! This week in "Views Expressed,"
The Learning is in the Churning: how generative AI might make us dumber, but only if we let it.
chapainsights.substack.com
The Learning is in the Churning: how generative AI might make us dumber, but only if we let it.
chapainsights.substack.com
In case you missed it, what might the ancient Greek story of Prometheus have to tell us about modern AI?
Find out in last week's "Views Expressed!"
chapainsights.substack.com
Find out in last week's "Views Expressed!"
chapainsights.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In case you missed it, what might the ancient Greek story of Prometheus have to tell us about modern AI?
Find out in last week's "Views Expressed!"
chapainsights.substack.com
Find out in last week's "Views Expressed!"
chapainsights.substack.com
#ViewsExpressed is back with a newsletter on ancient Greek mythology and the future of artificial intelligence.
Don't miss it!
Find it here: chapainsights.substack.com
Don't miss it!
Find it here: chapainsights.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#ViewsExpressed is back with a newsletter on ancient Greek mythology and the future of artificial intelligence.
Don't miss it!
Find it here: chapainsights.substack.com
Don't miss it!
Find it here: chapainsights.substack.com
It's out! The first issue of "Views Expressed" is available via Substack. This week, I discuss the role of experts amidst the death of expertise.
If you like what you read (or hear), please consider sharing with a friend.
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If you like what you read (or hear), please consider sharing with a friend.
chapainsights.substack.com/p/1-use-your...
January 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's out! The first issue of "Views Expressed" is available via Substack. This week, I discuss the role of experts amidst the death of expertise.
If you like what you read (or hear), please consider sharing with a friend.
chapainsights.substack.com/p/1-use-your...
If you like what you read (or hear), please consider sharing with a friend.
chapainsights.substack.com/p/1-use-your...
The first issue of my weekly newsletter, Views Expressed, comes out *tomorrow*
#1 is called, "Use Your Blinker: Signaling inexperience amidst the death of expertise."
Subscribe: chapainsights.substack.com
I'm working on several newsletters to follow. Let me know what you think!
#1 is called, "Use Your Blinker: Signaling inexperience amidst the death of expertise."
Subscribe: chapainsights.substack.com
I'm working on several newsletters to follow. Let me know what you think!
January 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The first issue of my weekly newsletter, Views Expressed, comes out *tomorrow*
#1 is called, "Use Your Blinker: Signaling inexperience amidst the death of expertise."
Subscribe: chapainsights.substack.com
I'm working on several newsletters to follow. Let me know what you think!
#1 is called, "Use Your Blinker: Signaling inexperience amidst the death of expertise."
Subscribe: chapainsights.substack.com
I'm working on several newsletters to follow. Let me know what you think!
I'm launching a weekly newsletter, "Views Expressed:" short, accessible essays at the intersection of philosophy & technology & other stuff too
I'm looking forward to Thursday: Use Your Blinker! Signalling inexperience amidst the death of expertise
chapainsights.substack.com
I'm looking forward to Thursday: Use Your Blinker! Signalling inexperience amidst the death of expertise
chapainsights.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'm launching a weekly newsletter, "Views Expressed:" short, accessible essays at the intersection of philosophy & technology & other stuff too
I'm looking forward to Thursday: Use Your Blinker! Signalling inexperience amidst the death of expertise
chapainsights.substack.com
I'm looking forward to Thursday: Use Your Blinker! Signalling inexperience amidst the death of expertise
chapainsights.substack.com
4. “Legal Reviews of AI-Enabled Targeting Systems: A Military Necessity,” Journal of Christian Legal Thought vol. 14, no. 2 (Oct, 2024).
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December 26, 2024 at 4:07 PM
4. “Legal Reviews of AI-Enabled Targeting Systems: A Military Necessity,” Journal of Christian Legal Thought vol. 14, no. 2 (Oct, 2024).
www.christianlegalsociety.org/wp-content/u...
www.christianlegalsociety.org/wp-content/u...
2. “Please Stop Saying ‘Human In-The-Loop,’”
The for Future Conflict (3 September, 2024) ifc.usafa.edu/articles/ple...
The for Future Conflict (3 September, 2024) ifc.usafa.edu/articles/ple...
December 26, 2024 at 4:07 PM
2. “Please Stop Saying ‘Human In-The-Loop,’”
The for Future Conflict (3 September, 2024) ifc.usafa.edu/articles/ple...
The for Future Conflict (3 September, 2024) ifc.usafa.edu/articles/ple...
DC at night is delightful.
December 9, 2024 at 11:23 PM
DC at night is delightful.
Jack says, “good morning.”
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Jack says, “good morning.”
As large language models give way to video generation and to genetic AI, we would be wise to take a breath and ask what it means for humanity that machines can use our language.
What might the philosophy of language have to teach us about large language models?
What might the philosophy of language have to teach us about large language models?
November 21, 2024 at 1:51 AM
As large language models give way to video generation and to genetic AI, we would be wise to take a breath and ask what it means for humanity that machines can use our language.
What might the philosophy of language have to teach us about large language models?
What might the philosophy of language have to teach us about large language models?
We made deviled eggs out of quail eggs and it might be the most adorable food I’ve ever eaten. (Chicken egg included for size comparison).
November 16, 2024 at 10:36 PM
We made deviled eggs out of quail eggs and it might be the most adorable food I’ve ever eaten. (Chicken egg included for size comparison).