Triple

T12188413
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Syracuse University School of Architecture E290397 entity
Predicate hasAlumnus P51 FINISHED
Object Norman J. Johnston
Norman J. Johnston was an American architect, planner, and architectural historian known for his influential work in campus planning and architectural education.
 E969778 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: Norman J. Johnston | Statement: [Syracuse University School of Architecture, hasAlumnus, Norman J. Johnston]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norman J. Johnston
Context triple: [Syracuse University School of Architecture, hasAlumnus, Norman J. Johnston]
  • A. Dr. John Rolph
    Dr. John Rolph was a prominent 19th-century Canadian physician, lawyer, and political reformer who played a key role in the movement for responsible government in Upper Canada.
  • B. Angus G. Wynne
    Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
  • C. Frank P. MacLennan
    Frank P. MacLennan was a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and civic leader in the early 20th century.
  • D. J. R. MacNaughton
    J. R. MacNaughton is a Canadian academic administrator who served in a senior leadership role at Carleton University.
  • E. Donald William Johnston
    Donald William Johnston, better known as Bob Johnston, was an American record producer renowned for his work with iconic artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Leonard Cohen in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • 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: Norman J. Johnston
Triple: [Syracuse University School of Architecture, hasAlumnus, Norman J. Johnston]
Generated description
Norman J. Johnston was an American architect, planner, and architectural historian known for his influential work in campus planning and architectural education.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norman J. Johnston
Target entity description: Norman J. Johnston was an American architect, planner, and architectural historian known for his influential work in campus planning and architectural education.
  • A. Dr. John Rolph
    Dr. John Rolph was a prominent 19th-century Canadian physician, lawyer, and political reformer who played a key role in the movement for responsible government in Upper Canada.
  • B. Angus G. Wynne
    Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
  • C. Frank P. MacLennan
    Frank P. MacLennan was a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and civic leader in the early 20th century.
  • D. J. R. MacNaughton
    J. R. MacNaughton is a Canadian academic administrator who served in a senior leadership role at Carleton University.
  • E. Donald William Johnston
    Donald William Johnston, better known as Bob Johnston, was an American record producer renowned for his work with iconic artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Leonard Cohen in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • 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_69d6ab64de5881908d56eb7a75c6cc69 completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d91c5102848190ad652c3d6445f65a completed April 10, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f60a8a92688190867b3e7191c3f43e completed May 2, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f60bdb39f48190ad6bc51db6c34163 completed May 2, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f60d4c30448190874f253b864ef61e completed May 2, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:50 p.m.