AI solves problem of memory loss

Aug 26, 2026
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Glenn Brunkow

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Many years ago, my father told me that the internet was going to lead to the ruin of our society. That premonition did not keep him from using the internet, but it did stick in my brain. I must admit that I often think he was on to something.

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Glenn Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer in the Northern Flint Hills of Pottawatomie County in Kansas. He was a county Extension educator for 19 years before returning to farm and ranch full time. He can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.