Triple
T19441988
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Massey Lectures |
E486371
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableLecturer |
P21690
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is a Canadian political scientist and author known for his work on environmental security, complex systems, and the social impacts of climate change and technological disruption.
|
E1375133
|
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: Thomas Homer-Dixon | Statement: [Massey Lectures, hasNotableLecturer, Thomas Homer-Dixon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Homer-Dixon Context triple: [Massey Lectures, hasNotableLecturer, Thomas Homer-Dixon]
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A.
Lester R. Brown
Lester R. Brown is an American environmental analyst, author, and founder of the Earth Policy Institute, widely recognized for his influential work on global sustainability and resource issues.
-
B.
Michael B. Gerrard
Michael B. Gerrard is an American environmental lawyer and scholar known for his leadership in climate change law and policy.
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C.
Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan is an American political scientist and leading scholar of nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, and organizational aspects of nuclear weapons policy.
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D.
Michael Klare
Michael Klare is an American scholar and author known for his work on peace and world security studies, particularly focusing on resource conflicts, U.S. foreign policy, and militarism.
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E.
Albert Wohlstetter
Albert Wohlstetter was an influential American nuclear strategist and defense intellectual whose work on deterrence and military policy shaped generations of U.S. policymakers and strategists.
- 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: Thomas Homer-Dixon Triple: [Massey Lectures, hasNotableLecturer, Thomas Homer-Dixon]
Generated description
Thomas Homer-Dixon is a Canadian political scientist and author known for his work on environmental security, complex systems, and the social impacts of climate change and technological disruption.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Homer-Dixon Target entity description: Thomas Homer-Dixon is a Canadian political scientist and author known for his work on environmental security, complex systems, and the social impacts of climate change and technological disruption.
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A.
Lester R. Brown
Lester R. Brown is an American environmental analyst, author, and founder of the Earth Policy Institute, widely recognized for his influential work on global sustainability and resource issues.
-
B.
Michael B. Gerrard
Michael B. Gerrard is an American environmental lawyer and scholar known for his leadership in climate change law and policy.
-
C.
Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan is an American political scientist and leading scholar of nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, and organizational aspects of nuclear weapons policy.
-
D.
Michael Klare
Michael Klare is an American scholar and author known for his work on peace and world security studies, particularly focusing on resource conflicts, U.S. foreign policy, and militarism.
-
E.
Albert Wohlstetter
Albert Wohlstetter was an influential American nuclear strategist and defense intellectual whose work on deterrence and military policy shaped generations of U.S. policymakers and strategists.
- 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_69d8e8d7ad488190a3373045029b0f3b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e63365343081908683c29f6c4c194b |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0733e22b4c8190b992da00618be661 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07353f35588190b7d6c1f2a34cce3c |
completed | May 15, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0735c38b7881908489916ff2f2883e |
completed | May 15, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:38 p.m.