Triple
T17741598
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nadrian Seeman |
E442870
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableStudent |
P4838
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Shih
William Shih is a biophysicist and pioneer in DNA nanotechnology known for designing complex DNA-based structures and devices.
|
E1285354
|
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: William Shih | Statement: [Nadrian Seeman, notableStudent, William Shih]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shih Context triple: [Nadrian Seeman, notableStudent, William Shih]
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A.
Wilson C. Hsieh
Wilson C. Hsieh is a computer scientist known for co-authoring the influential Google Bigtable paper on large-scale distributed storage systems.
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B.
Kenneth Hsu
Kenneth Hsu is a Swiss geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on marine geology and the Messinian salinity crisis.
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C.
Eric S. Yuan
Eric S. Yuan is a Chinese-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, a leading video conferencing platform.
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D.
Stan Shih
Stan Shih is a Taiwanese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the multinational computer company Acer Inc.
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E.
Edward J. Pei
Edward J. Pei is a film cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as the biographical drama "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."
- 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: William Shih Triple: [Nadrian Seeman, notableStudent, William Shih]
Generated description
William Shih is a biophysicist and pioneer in DNA nanotechnology known for designing complex DNA-based structures and devices.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shih Target entity description: William Shih is a biophysicist and pioneer in DNA nanotechnology known for designing complex DNA-based structures and devices.
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A.
Wilson C. Hsieh
Wilson C. Hsieh is a computer scientist known for co-authoring the influential Google Bigtable paper on large-scale distributed storage systems.
-
B.
Kenneth Hsu
Kenneth Hsu is a Swiss geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on marine geology and the Messinian salinity crisis.
-
C.
Eric S. Yuan
Eric S. Yuan is a Chinese-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, a leading video conferencing platform.
-
D.
Stan Shih
Stan Shih is a Taiwanese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the multinational computer company Acer Inc.
-
E.
Edward J. Pei
Edward J. Pei is a film cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as the biographical drama "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."
- 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_69d8b9ed3a2081909b2ec0d4dd2f4c37 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e47acd780c8190b1308ef0aca00f5c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0242fd4a008190b199a7a557ee24a4 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a02451d83548190a7bb509f28a0d953 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a024574a9248190bc59aec3471cc999 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:09 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:09 a.m.