Writing & Media
I am available for commissioned essays, commentary, written interviews, and email-based comments.
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.
I also write and comment on research evaluation, peer review, independent research, and non-standard intellectual careers.
I am based in Japan (JST). For English-language media, written Q&A and email-based comments are preferred.
Contact: masaya.ochiai.research@gmail.com
Topics I can comment on
- Scholarly publishing, peer review, and journal submission systems
- Research evaluation, metrics, and academic incentives
- Large language models and society
- AI-assisted writing, research, and scholarly communication
- AI, public opinion, and the limits of text-based inference
- Philosophy, knowledge, and academic institutions
- Independent research outside universities
- Systematic trading, market commentary, and risk management
- Financial independence and non-standard intellectual careers
Possible essay and interview angles
- What are academic papers for when you do not want an academic job?
- Why scholarly publishing matters outside universities
- What research evaluation misses about independent researchers
- How peer review works differently when you are outside academia
- Why ChatGPT is not the average person
- Why AI-generated survey respondents cannot simply replace human respondents
- How AI-assisted writing is changing academic publishing
- Why financial independence changes one’s relationship to academic institutions
- What systematic trading teaches about uncertainty, incentives, and institutions
Short bio
Masaya Ochiai is a Japan-based independent researcher and systematic trader. His work spans philosophy, scholarly publishing, finance, research evaluation, and the social implications of large language models. He has published sole-authored articles in international peer-reviewed journals.
One-sentence bio
Masaya Ochiai is a Japan-based independent researcher and systematic trader working across philosophy, scholarly publishing, finance, and the social implications of large language models.