Triple
T13009995
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Eaton |
E322383
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
U.S. consul to Tunis
The U.S. consul to Tunis was the American diplomatic representative in Tunis during the early 19th century, responsible for managing relations with the Barbary Regency and protecting U.S. interests in the region.
|
E1016068
|
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: U.S. consul to Tunis | Statement: [William Eaton, positionHeld, U.S. consul to Tunis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. consul to Tunis Context triple: [William Eaton, positionHeld, U.S. consul to Tunis]
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A.
United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire
The United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire was the chief American diplomatic representative responsible for managing political, commercial, and consular relations between the United States and the Ottoman government before the role evolved into a modern ambassadorship.
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B.
United States consul general in Havana
The United States consul general in Havana is the senior American diplomatic official responsible for representing U.S. interests and citizens in Havana, Cuba, particularly during periods of significant political tension between the two countries.
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C.
Embassy of the United States in Algiers
The Embassy of the United States in Algiers is the primary U.S. diplomatic mission in Algeria, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
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D.
United States Minister to Persia
The United States Minister to Persia was the early American diplomatic representative to the Persian government, a role that preceded and evolved into the modern U.S. ambassadorship to Iran.
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E.
Lebanese Ambassador to the United States
The Lebanese Ambassador to the United States is Lebanon’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing political, economic, and cultural relations between Lebanon and the U.S.
- 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: U.S. consul to Tunis Triple: [William Eaton, positionHeld, U.S. consul to Tunis]
Generated description
The U.S. consul to Tunis was the American diplomatic representative in Tunis during the early 19th century, responsible for managing relations with the Barbary Regency and protecting U.S. interests in the region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. consul to Tunis Target entity description: The U.S. consul to Tunis was the American diplomatic representative in Tunis during the early 19th century, responsible for managing relations with the Barbary Regency and protecting U.S. interests in the region.
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A.
United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire
The United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire was the chief American diplomatic representative responsible for managing political, commercial, and consular relations between the United States and the Ottoman government before the role evolved into a modern ambassadorship.
-
B.
United States consul general in Havana
The United States consul general in Havana is the senior American diplomatic official responsible for representing U.S. interests and citizens in Havana, Cuba, particularly during periods of significant political tension between the two countries.
-
C.
Embassy of the United States in Algiers
The Embassy of the United States in Algiers is the primary U.S. diplomatic mission in Algeria, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
-
D.
United States Minister to Persia
The United States Minister to Persia was the early American diplomatic representative to the Persian government, a role that preceded and evolved into the modern U.S. ambassadorship to Iran.
-
E.
Lebanese Ambassador to the United States
The Lebanese Ambassador to the United States is Lebanon’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing political, economic, and cultural relations between Lebanon and the U.S.
- 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_69d807657e8c8190bd9435ee2f823845 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97e9e14b88190a2cee8e0c9bf31c8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6c10bb13481909650432d5c1f5872 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6c381072c819080a9e92add50c780 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6c43f62c0819092c2f5090bf7fd51 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:49 p.m.