Triple

T22357027
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Calvin E552679 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William H. Calvin
William H. Calvin is an American theoretical neurophysiologist and author known for his work on brain evolution, consciousness, and the development of human intelligence.
E1561339 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: William H. Calvin | Statement: [Calvin, hasNotableBearer, William H. Calvin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Calvin
Context triple: [Calvin, hasNotableBearer, William H. Calvin]
  • A. James F. Crow
    James F. Crow was a prominent American population geneticist known for his foundational contributions to theoretical genetics and the study of genetic variation and evolution.
  • B. Robert N. Fitch
    Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
  • C. Alan B. McElroy
    Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on genre films and television, including horror, action, and comic book adaptations.
  • D. James R. Margulis
    James R. Margulis is the husband of author and journalist Jennifer Margulis.
  • E. John J. Clune
    John J. Clune was a United States Air Force Academy athletic director and influential figure in the Academy’s sports program, honored by having the Clune Arena named after him.
  • 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: William H. Calvin
Triple: [Calvin, hasNotableBearer, William H. Calvin]
Generated description
William H. Calvin is an American theoretical neurophysiologist and author known for his work on brain evolution, consciousness, and the development of human intelligence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Calvin
Target entity description: William H. Calvin is an American theoretical neurophysiologist and author known for his work on brain evolution, consciousness, and the development of human intelligence.
  • A. James F. Crow
    James F. Crow was a prominent American population geneticist known for his foundational contributions to theoretical genetics and the study of genetic variation and evolution.
  • B. Robert N. Fitch
    Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
  • C. Alan B. McElroy
    Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on genre films and television, including horror, action, and comic book adaptations.
  • D. James R. Margulis
    James R. Margulis is the husband of author and journalist Jennifer Margulis.
  • E. John J. Clune
    John J. Clune was a United States Air Force Academy athletic director and influential figure in the Academy’s sports program, honored by having the Clune Arena named after him.
  • 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_69e11e4a0ad08190a385b4d343cf6524 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f157d08b148190a9a4e445e8579219 completed April 29, 2026, 12:58 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0bc22afa788190a93dc2beeeeedcc3 completed May 19, 2026, 1:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0bc31b94f481909c437296742cfed8 completed May 19, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0bc38cf34c8190aaca05bbf32d28de completed May 19, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:44 p.m.