Masaya Ochiai

I am a Japan-based independent researcher and systematic trader. My work spans philosophy, scholarly publishing, finance, and the social implications of large language models.

While still in high school, I earned income through affiliate marketing. After leaving high school without graduating, I moved into systematic trading and later achieved financial independence.

I have published sole-authored articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including Synthese.

Writing and media inquiries

I welcome commissioned essays, commentary, written interviews, and media inquiries on philosophy, scholarly publishing, research evaluation, finance, independent research, and the social implications of large language models.

For English-language media, written Q&A and email-based comments are preferred.

See the Writing & Media page for topics, short bios, and possible angles.

Contact: masaya.ochiai.research@gmail.com

Publications

My peer-reviewed publications are listed on the Publications page.