MSR Project – Japanese Culture Expert

• Identify realistic search-related failures where an AI model provides inadequate responses
• Create and test search queries
• Document what went wrong
• Write instructions and evaluation criteria for correct answers
• Evaluate local relevance, source quality, information freshness, language matching, completeness, and region-specific applicability
• Test multiple queries before finding failures

• Japanese-speaking expertise
• Research skills, including finding and verifying information from multiple sources
• Comfort navigating different websites, databases, and documentation
• Critical thinking to spot contradictions, outdated information, and locale/context mismatches
• Attention to detail regarding language nuances, local variations, and edge cases
• Problem-solving mindset and comfort with iterative testing and trial-and-error
• Domain knowledge in research, quality assurance, compliance, or similar precision-focused work is ideally desired
• Ability to articulate instructions and rubrics clearly
• Deep familiarity with the specific locale, including local regulations, business practices, and cultural nuances
• PhD applications only