Triple
T1104085
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gulf of Tonkin incident |
E25447
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasUSCommander |
P678
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John J. Herrick
John J. Herrick was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded American naval forces involved in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, a pivotal event that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
|
E434710
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John J. Herrick | Statement: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, hasUSCommander, John J. Herrick]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Herrick Context triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, hasUSCommander, John J. Herrick]
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A.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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B.
Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas F. Wilson is an American actor and comedian best known for playing bully Biff Tannen and his relatives across the Back to the Future film trilogy.
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C.
Francis B. Loomis
Francis B. Loomis was an American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and briefly as acting Secretary of State in the early 20th century.
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D.
Francis Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison was an American politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Philippines during the early 20th century, promoting greater Filipino participation in government.
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E.
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
- 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: John J. Herrick Triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, hasUSCommander, John J. Herrick]
Generated description
John J. Herrick was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded American naval forces involved in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, a pivotal event that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Herrick Target entity description: John J. Herrick was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded American naval forces involved in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, a pivotal event that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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A.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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B.
Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas F. Wilson is an American actor and comedian best known for playing bully Biff Tannen and his relatives across the Back to the Future film trilogy.
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C.
Francis B. Loomis
Francis B. Loomis was an American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and briefly as acting Secretary of State in the early 20th century.
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D.
Francis Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison was an American politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Philippines during the early 20th century, promoting greater Filipino participation in government.
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E.
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasUSCommander Context triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, hasUSCommander, John J. Herrick]
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A.
commanderUnitedStates
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the commander of a United States military or governmental unit, mission, or operation.
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B.
hasCommander
Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or leader of another entity.
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C.
isCommanderInChiefOf
Indicates that one entity holds the highest authority and ultimate command over the armed forces or military organization of another entity.
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D.
commanderAlsoServesAs
Indicates that the person who holds a commander role simultaneously fulfills one or more additional official roles or positions.
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E.
commanderNationality
Indicates the national affiliation or citizenship of a given commander.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a49428d4448190b3b36991ceae87ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b9e1047481909af1cf8df2a01fff |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e4aa62888190a5ef7a617b5ace8d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5e55785bc8190917ff2cd36ea08a9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e5d8574c81909da3a91d9f927879 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b7472c848190b0643872f67084a2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.