Triple
T13267016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Radford M. Neal |
E315948
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald A. Pierce
Donald A. Pierce is a statistician and academic known for supervising and mentoring researchers such as Radford M. Neal.
|
E1456074
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Donald A. Pierce | Statement: [Radford M. Neal, doctoralAdvisor, Donald A. Pierce]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald A. Pierce Context triple: [Radford M. Neal, doctoralAdvisor, Donald A. Pierce]
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A.
Donald R. Seawell
Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
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B.
Donald M. Dickinson
Donald M. Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century.
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C.
Raymond S. McLain
Raymond S. McLain was a U.S. Army major general and highly regarded National Guard officer who distinguished himself as a corps and division commander in the European Theater during World War II.
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D.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
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E.
Bradford M. Durfee
Bradford M. Durfee was a prominent local industrialist and philanthropist from Fall River, Massachusetts, for whom Durfee Hall was named in recognition of his contributions to the community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Donald A. Pierce Triple: [Radford M. Neal, doctoralAdvisor, Donald A. Pierce]
Generated description
Donald A. Pierce is a statistician and academic known for supervising and mentoring researchers such as Radford M. Neal.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald A. Pierce Target entity description: Donald A. Pierce is a statistician and academic known for supervising and mentoring researchers such as Radford M. Neal.
-
A.
Donald R. Seawell
Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
-
B.
Donald M. Dickinson
Donald M. Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century.
-
C.
Raymond S. McLain
Raymond S. McLain was a U.S. Army major general and highly regarded National Guard officer who distinguished himself as a corps and division commander in the European Theater during World War II.
-
D.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
-
E.
Bradford M. Durfee
Bradford M. Durfee was a prominent local industrialist and philanthropist from Fall River, Massachusetts, for whom Durfee Hall was named in recognition of his contributions to the community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d806b1d9ac8190852c5571d5bd5f0f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9901e44bc8190966f87ae219d6bf4 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0918b234588190ac3b70bf4a3220e6 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a091971e5308190acdf4a65b1e67118 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0919f58008819097e05a187ed4b3de |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:25 p.m.