Triple
T20641845
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Tsongas |
E507244
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tsongas
Tsongas is a surname most prominently associated with Paul Tsongas, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and 1992 Democratic presidential candidate.
|
E507244
|
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: Tsongas | Statement: [Paul Tsongas, familyName, Tsongas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsongas Context triple: [Paul Tsongas, familyName, Tsongas]
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A.
Paul Tsongas
Paul Tsongas was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Senate and ran for president in 1992, known for his focus on fiscal responsibility and economic reform.
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B.
Kerry Shear Waite
Kerry Shear Waite is known as the spouse of the late American actor Ralph Waite, who was best recognized for his role as John Walton Sr. on the television series "The Waltons."
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C.
Dukakis
Dukakis is a Greek-origin surname most prominently associated with American actress Olympia Dukakis and politician Michael Dukakis.
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D.
Howard M. Gore
Howard M. Gore was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and later as governor of West Virginia in the 1920s.
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E.
William Mondale
William Mondale is one of the children of former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale.
- 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: Tsongas Triple: [Paul Tsongas, familyName, Tsongas]
Generated description
Tsongas is a surname most prominently associated with Paul Tsongas, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and 1992 Democratic presidential candidate.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsongas Target entity description: Tsongas is a surname most prominently associated with Paul Tsongas, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and 1992 Democratic presidential candidate.
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A.
Paul Tsongas
chosen
Paul Tsongas was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Senate and ran for president in 1992, known for his focus on fiscal responsibility and economic reform.
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B.
Kerry Shear Waite
Kerry Shear Waite is known as the spouse of the late American actor Ralph Waite, who was best recognized for his role as John Walton Sr. on the television series "The Waltons."
-
C.
Dukakis
Dukakis is a Greek-origin surname most prominently associated with American actress Olympia Dukakis and politician Michael Dukakis.
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D.
Howard M. Gore
Howard M. Gore was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and later as governor of West Virginia in the 1920s.
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E.
William Mondale
William Mondale is one of the children of former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale.
- F. None of above.
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_69e0b4be702c8190a3d2410a881d310a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6af1b9e888190b61edffea16487d7 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08cd53c580819089127b06429f302b |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08d174278481909db394da2a7ff969 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08d293523c8190aaa01c6c73c9afd5 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:43 a.m.