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Jessie Smith (–2026) of Godfrey, IL | Obituary
Jessie Edward Smith, 32, of Godfrey, IL, died at Hillsboro Area Hospital, Hillsboro, IL on Thursday, March 5, 2026. He was born April 30, 1993, in Litchfield, IL to Edward John Smith & Cheryl Ann Durbin Smith. He was a mine operator for Patton Mining in Hillsboro, IL. Jessie was a graduate of the Class of 2012. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, duck hunting, working out and taking his kids to the park.
Texas prepares new anti-abortion bills, but activists are fighting back
Texas has already criminalized abortion several times over, but the far right is continuing its onslaught against abortion access in the 2023 legislative session that began Jan. 10. Now, the state legislature is attacking aspects of bodily autonomy, and remaining protections for reproductive rights, that women and many trans people still enjoy.
REAL ML: Recognizing, Exploring, and Articulating Limitations of Machine Learning Research
ABSTRACT Transparency around limitations can improve the scientific rigor of research, help ensure appropriate interpretation of research findings, and make research claims more credible. Despite these benefits, the machine learning (ML) research community lacks well-developed norms around disclosing and discussing limitations.
Jessie Smith co-designing AI
Jess is a PhD student in the department of Information Science at CU Boulder. Jess received her Bachelor’s in Software Engineering from California Polytechnic State University. Her research foci include machine learning fairness, algorithmic bias, value tensions in sociotechnical systems, and the unintended consequences of rapid tech growth.
Preventive measures and the far-right threat; the limit of Commonwealth power
BY JESSIE SMITH The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) is currently examining extremist movements and radicalism in Australia. This follows a public statement by the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) that the far-right threat has increased. The Home Affairs Minister has referred several topics for review, including the ‘risk to the community of high risk terrorist offenders’.
How Technology Shapes Society
Photo by Nagy Arnold on Unsplash About nine months ago, I applied for the GRFP — a PhD fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). In the application, I proposed to research how computer scientists encode ethics and values into machine learning algorithms, and how ML designers can better understand the societal implications of their design choices. For example, if an ML engineer designs a decision-making system to be more fair, what definition of fairness are they using?
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