Triple
T12694205
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Stigler |
E303285
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, and prolific author known for his conservative and libertarian views on economics, race, and public policy.
|
E998221
|
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: Thomas Sowell | Statement: [George Stigler, doctoralStudent, Thomas Sowell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Sowell Context triple: [George Stigler, doctoralStudent, Thomas Sowell]
-
A.
Charles Murray
Charles Murray was an American silent film comedian and character actor best known for his work in early 20th-century slapstick comedies.
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B.
Charles Murray
Charles Murray is an American political scientist and author best known for his controversial works on intelligence, social policy, and class structure, including the book "The Bell Curve."
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C.
Walter Williams
Walter Williams was an American journalist and educator best known for founding the Missouri School of Journalism, the world’s first school of journalism.
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D.
Benjamin M. Friedman
Benjamin M. Friedman is an American economist known for his influential work on monetary policy, economic growth, and the moral dimensions of capitalism.
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E.
Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
- 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: Thomas Sowell Triple: [George Stigler, doctoralStudent, Thomas Sowell]
Generated description
Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, and prolific author known for his conservative and libertarian views on economics, race, and public policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Sowell Target entity description: Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, and prolific author known for his conservative and libertarian views on economics, race, and public policy.
-
A.
Charles Murray
Charles Murray was an American silent film comedian and character actor best known for his work in early 20th-century slapstick comedies.
-
B.
Charles Murray
Charles Murray is an American political scientist and author best known for his controversial works on intelligence, social policy, and class structure, including the book "The Bell Curve."
-
C.
Walter Williams
Walter Williams was an American journalist and educator best known for founding the Missouri School of Journalism, the world’s first school of journalism.
-
D.
Benjamin M. Friedman
Benjamin M. Friedman is an American economist known for his influential work on monetary policy, economic growth, and the moral dimensions of capitalism.
-
E.
Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
- 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_69d7bdef90d48190b46b88270e780946 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d961ebd17081909f983567e4b36533 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f671ae935c8190a7fc2cf3c0987248 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6740129688190b286ce7acb4848c7 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f675249d248190933421df49d3a2ab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:22 p.m.