Triple

T20855259
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Operation Deliberate Force E513462 entity
Predicate commandedBy P1407 FINISHED
Object Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.
Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral best known for leading NATO naval and air operations during the Bosnian War in the mid-1990s.
E1454044 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: Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. | Statement: [Operation Deliberate Force, commandedBy, Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.
Context triple: [Operation Deliberate Force, commandedBy, Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.]
  • A. Admiral John H. Towers
    Admiral John H. Towers was a pioneering U.S. naval aviator and senior officer who played a key role in the early development of American naval aviation and held several major commands during his career.
  • B. Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr.
    Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr. is a retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral known for leading major military commands and later heading high-profile national investigative commissions.
  • C. Admiral Wesley L. McDonald
    Admiral Wesley L. McDonald was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during the early 1980s.
  • D. Admiral Bernard A. Clarey
    Admiral Bernard A. Clarey was a high-ranking United States Navy officer and Pacific Fleet commander known for his distinguished World War II submarine service and later leadership roles during the Cold War era.
  • E. Admiral John H. Dent
    Admiral John H. Dent was a United States Navy officer who served with distinction during the early 19th century, including the War of 1812.
  • 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: Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.
Triple: [Operation Deliberate Force, commandedBy, Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.]
Generated description
Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral best known for leading NATO naval and air operations during the Bosnian War in the mid-1990s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr.
Target entity description: Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral best known for leading NATO naval and air operations during the Bosnian War in the mid-1990s.
  • A. Admiral John H. Towers
    Admiral John H. Towers was a pioneering U.S. naval aviator and senior officer who played a key role in the early development of American naval aviation and held several major commands during his career.
  • B. Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr.
    Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr. is a retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral known for leading major military commands and later heading high-profile national investigative commissions.
  • C. Admiral Wesley L. McDonald
    Admiral Wesley L. McDonald was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during the early 1980s.
  • D. Admiral Bernard A. Clarey
    Admiral Bernard A. Clarey was a high-ranking United States Navy officer and Pacific Fleet commander known for his distinguished World War II submarine service and later leadership roles during the Cold War era.
  • E. Admiral John H. Dent
    Admiral John H. Dent was a United States Navy officer who served with distinction during the early 19th century, including the War of 1812.
  • 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_69e0b4f5b01081909452f654d2fc3f50 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c3a7113c819087994bcdfe643bc1 completed April 21, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a090b0980f48190a2dc1cc29621bcd8 completed May 17, 2026, 12:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a090bf30e048190a2c81dece02c997d completed May 17, 2026, 12:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a090d0d52fc8190aed0a475f3424213 completed May 17, 2026, 12:34 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:44 p.m.