Triple
T20660723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | First Things First |
E507752
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Rebecca R. Merrill
Rebecca R. Merrill is a writer and collaborator best known for co-authoring influential personal effectiveness and time-management books with Stephen R. Covey.
|
E1448724
|
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: Rebecca R. Merrill | Statement: [First Things First, author, Rebecca R. Merrill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rebecca R. Merrill Context triple: [First Things First, author, Rebecca R. Merrill]
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A.
Elizabeth J. Feinler
Elizabeth J. Feinler is an American information scientist best known for leading early internet directory and naming services, including managing the first WHOIS and domain name registries.
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B.
Deborah E. McDowell
Deborah E. McDowell is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for her influential work in African American literature and feminist theory.
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C.
Christine M. Riordan
Christine M. Riordan is an American academic leader and management scholar known for serving as president of Adelphi University and for her work on leadership, diversity, and organizational change.
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D.
Amy E. Duddleston
Amy E. Duddleston is an American film editor known for her work on major studio features and acclaimed television series.
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E.
Christina M. Hixson
Christina M. Hixson is a philanthropist and longtime supporter of education and the arts, best known for her major charitable contributions to academic institutions.
- 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: Rebecca R. Merrill Triple: [First Things First, author, Rebecca R. Merrill]
Generated description
Rebecca R. Merrill is a writer and collaborator best known for co-authoring influential personal effectiveness and time-management books with Stephen R. Covey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rebecca R. Merrill Target entity description: Rebecca R. Merrill is a writer and collaborator best known for co-authoring influential personal effectiveness and time-management books with Stephen R. Covey.
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A.
Elizabeth J. Feinler
Elizabeth J. Feinler is an American information scientist best known for leading early internet directory and naming services, including managing the first WHOIS and domain name registries.
-
B.
Deborah E. McDowell
Deborah E. McDowell is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for her influential work in African American literature and feminist theory.
-
C.
Christine M. Riordan
Christine M. Riordan is an American academic leader and management scholar known for serving as president of Adelphi University and for her work on leadership, diversity, and organizational change.
-
D.
Amy E. Duddleston
Amy E. Duddleston is an American film editor known for her work on major studio features and acclaimed television series.
-
E.
Christina M. Hixson
Christina M. Hixson is a philanthropist and longtime supporter of education and the arts, best known for her major charitable contributions to academic institutions.
- 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6b2f16adc8190b2b9a69586fa7444 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e828a5a081908d1ab9dc3637d8bc |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08e9317cc0819096319c43c32a1e0e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08e9ebe3cc8190b79909df95dc0471 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.