Triple

T140613
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stanford University E2841 entity
Predicate president P8 FINISHED
Object Richard Saller
Richard Saller is an American classical historian and academic administrator who serves as president of Stanford University.
 E51083 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: Richard Saller | Statement: [Stanford University, president, Richard Saller]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Richard Saller
Context triple: [Stanford University, president, Richard Saller]
  • A. Martin Benrath
    Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
  • B. Martin J. Hillenbrand
    Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • C. Martin Lindauer
    Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
  • D. Robert Lusser
    Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
  • E. Sam Zussman
    Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
  • 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: Richard Saller
Triple: [Stanford University, president, Richard Saller]
Generated description
Richard Saller is an American classical historian and academic administrator who serves as president of Stanford University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Richard Saller
Target entity description: Richard Saller is an American classical historian and academic administrator who serves as president of Stanford University.
  • A. Martin Benrath
    Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
  • B. Martin J. Hillenbrand
    Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • C. Martin Lindauer
    Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
  • D. Robert Lusser
    Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
  • E. Sam Zussman
    Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
  • 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a257c7e79c8190b3e5a2983035a972 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a413ec957c8190a6f712556ea121cc completed March 1, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a414552e488190b02254f5c078eeb1 completed March 1, 2026, 10:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a41485f4048190b47a78d05fa775b1 completed March 1, 2026, 10:27 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.