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Shamantak Hegde

@shamantakhegde

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I evaluate and localize Kannada AI outputs, improving LLM accuracy, safety, and cultural relevance.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to contribute Kannada language expertise, AI evaluation, localization, and annotation skills to responsible LLM training and quality-focused AI workflows.

I evaluate Kannada and English AI outputs through structured prompt-response benchmarks, grading instruction following, coherence, grammar, safety, and hallucinations.

As a native Kannada speaker, I localize technical and general prompts into natural, idiomatic Kannada while accounting for regional dialects and cultural appropriateness.

I've conducted A/B model assessments, response ranking, semantic grading, factuality verification, text classification, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, and quality assurance.

I also developed a text-processing prototype that condenses jargon-heavy documents into clear summaries while validating semantic integrity and critical-context retention.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Kannada AI Trainer & Data Annotation Specialist

Self Employed

Designed and evaluated structured prompt-response pairs in Kannada and English, grading model outputs for instruction-following, coherence, and safety. Localized technical prompts into idiomatic Kannada and performed A/B assessments for cultural appropriateness.

RLHF Prompt Engineering Hallucination Detection NER Sentiment Analysis Gemini ChatGpt Markdown Google Workspace

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Karnataka University Dharwad

Bachelor of Arts, Humanities

Bachelor of Arts degree from Karnataka University Dharwad, with coursework in language, literature, critical analysis, communication studies, legal foundations, and analytical reasoning.