Christoph Plough on Christoph Plough | Human-AI Interdependence

A note on terminology: Throughout this post, I use Digital Intelligence (DI) instead of AI.

Tomorrow is my birthday.

This image was created through cross-DI collaboration: Claude Opus 4.5 helping craft prompts for Midjourney to generate the base, then Gemini 2.0 Flash to refine and pull it together.

I opened my Christmas present alone this year.

The talk in October was a catalyst.

In October, I put seven pages on a wall.

Most people interact with Digital Intelligence transactionally.

In January and February of 2025, something strange happened.

I’ve been resistant to the term “Artificial Intelligence” for a while now.

When I was 10, I wrote in my author bio that I wanted to be an “electronical engineer.”

Yesterday I did something that I never thought I would.

I wrote Revelation in the Gobi Desert - the story of one of the most powerful days of my life.

On election night, my first emotion was sadness.

What I want you to know, To feel as deep as you are able, Within the marrow of your bones, And the seat of your soul, And all the corners of your mind, And in your darkest moments… Is that it all ends well.

You are Loved, just as you are.

(Or How I Spent My Summer Vacation) NOT WHAT I EXPECTED Last week was … not what I expected.

YOU ARE FORGIVEN You are Forgiven.

I ask for your help.

I want to share the story of The Glowworm.

PLAY - CREATE - NOW I have something to admit.

Eight years ago, I stepped away from the life I knew in order to find one that I had only dreamed of, by moving into a mobile home in South Dakota.

Three weeks ago, I joined Philip, Lary and Stacey at Arkansas Correctional Facility (funny enough, in Colorado) to help 10 men on their One Last Talk.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO THANK?

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE?

IS IT REALLY A LOGICAL PROBLEM?

When I was 33, I went on a genuine adventure after hitting rock bottom.

SOMETIMES THE OBSTACLE IS THE OPPORTUNITY This was a lesson that I learned this week by leaning into an uncomfortable financial deal.

WHAT WE NEED WILL NOT PASS US BY This thought came to mind today in a key moment.

This thought came up a couple of times.

THERE IS NO DONE There are cycles and waves that continue eternally.

YOU ARE SEEN AND APPRECIATED To those who have been friends through the fun and the hard times.

Our bodies, minds, and emotions are intrinsically linked together at a deep level.

I have done some somewhat risky things in my life.

I understand pain.

They say the universe leaves clues.

I found this photo from when I was a few years old.

You are a Creator.

We are not here to make others comfortable.

I forgive you.

What have you dreamed dearly for and are now grateful it didn’t come true?

I wanted to share this with you.

As far as I can tell, this is how life-long growth happens.

Last night I saw my Gma G for the first time in years.

That sounds like a fairy tale.

Of all the quadrants of life, none is more confounding than the one which encompasses yourself… —CP circa ~1994 This was me attempting to express what I felt (and to sound profound) back in high school.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

FROM EMPTY TO FULL-FILLED: FUELED BY MEANING We exist in a unique point in time – a time of change.

The lesson I learned today from Shelby: When you’re lost and blinded by the struggle, true friends lend their sight - their clearer view of the world - until you find your way.

Storytelling is creating an experience for your audience and then taking them on that ride.