Triple
T17875399
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Stanford University Department of Political Science |
E446938
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFaculty |
P141
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Laitin
David Laitin is a prominent political scientist known for his influential work on comparative politics, ethnic conflict, and civil war, and for his long-standing affiliation with Stanford University.
|
E1293323
|
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: David Laitin | Statement: [Stanford University Department of Political Science, hasFaculty, David Laitin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Laitin Context triple: [Stanford University Department of Political Science, hasFaculty, David Laitin]
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A.
Anthony D. Smith
Anthony D. Smith was a prominent British sociologist and political theorist best known for his influential work on nationalism and national identity, particularly through his development of ethno-symbolist theory.
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B.
Charles Tilly
Charles Tilly was an influential American sociologist and political historian known for his work on state formation, social movements, and contentious politics.
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C.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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D.
Alexander Migdal
Alexander Migdal is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory and high-energy physics.
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E.
Josiah Ober
Josiah Ober is a prominent scholar of ancient Greek political thought and institutions, known especially for his work on Athenian democracy and classical political theory.
- 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: David Laitin Triple: [Stanford University Department of Political Science, hasFaculty, David Laitin]
Generated description
David Laitin is a prominent political scientist known for his influential work on comparative politics, ethnic conflict, and civil war, and for his long-standing affiliation with Stanford University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Laitin Target entity description: David Laitin is a prominent political scientist known for his influential work on comparative politics, ethnic conflict, and civil war, and for his long-standing affiliation with Stanford University.
-
A.
Anthony D. Smith
Anthony D. Smith was a prominent British sociologist and political theorist best known for his influential work on nationalism and national identity, particularly through his development of ethno-symbolist theory.
-
B.
Charles Tilly
Charles Tilly was an influential American sociologist and political historian known for his work on state formation, social movements, and contentious politics.
-
C.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
-
D.
Alexander Migdal
Alexander Migdal is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory and high-energy physics.
-
E.
Josiah Ober
Josiah Ober is a prominent scholar of ancient Greek political thought and institutions, known especially for his work on Athenian democracy and classical political theory.
- 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_69d8b9f4c22c819093c2680434472894 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49aa54d1481908c0af8533edd51c4 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0313d1c1e48190a17e3b81c4ee22f3 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a031485c3908190a8fe49068d45e910 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03151de8408190a4c8bc30f5606951 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.