Triple
T1361412
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harvard research institutes |
E29104
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harvard Center for African Studies
The Harvard Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement focused on the histories, cultures, politics, and contemporary issues of Africa.
|
E156920
|
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: Harvard Center for African Studies | Statement: [Harvard research institutes, hasMember, Harvard Center for African Studies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard Center for African Studies Context triple: [Harvard research institutes, hasMember, Harvard Center for African Studies]
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A.
Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is a major research library, based at Northwestern University, renowned for its extensive collections on Africa and the African diaspora.
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B.
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is Harvard University's primary graduate school for advanced study and research in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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C.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a Harvard University institute dedicated to interdisciplinary research and scholarship, with a particular strength in the study of women, gender, and society.
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D.
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is a Harvard research center that investigates global population health, demographic change, and social determinants of health to inform policy and improve well-being worldwide.
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E.
Howard University
Howard University is a renowned historically Black private research university known for its significant contributions to African American education, culture, and leadership.
- 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: Harvard Center for African Studies Triple: [Harvard research institutes, hasMember, Harvard Center for African Studies]
Generated description
The Harvard Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement focused on the histories, cultures, politics, and contemporary issues of Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard Center for African Studies Target entity description: The Harvard Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement focused on the histories, cultures, politics, and contemporary issues of Africa.
-
A.
Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is a major research library, based at Northwestern University, renowned for its extensive collections on Africa and the African diaspora.
-
B.
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is Harvard University's primary graduate school for advanced study and research in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
-
C.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a Harvard University institute dedicated to interdisciplinary research and scholarship, with a particular strength in the study of women, gender, and society.
-
D.
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is a Harvard research center that investigates global population health, demographic change, and social determinants of health to inform policy and improve well-being worldwide.
-
E.
Howard University
Howard University is a renowned historically Black private research university known for its significant contributions to African American education, culture, and leadership.
- 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c2b2fb448190bef31375169b4666 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acce7449548190917277dbc715cde4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acd06d000481909f6d934e857236f0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acd17b8c508190812b241d7906992b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:57 p.m.