Triple
T15685
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
E313
|
entity |
| Predicate | governor |
P537
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley was a prominent early Puritan leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
|
E13099
|
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 Dudley | Statement: [Massachusetts Bay Colony, governor, Thomas Dudley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Dudley Context triple: [Massachusetts Bay Colony, governor, Thomas Dudley]
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A.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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B.
Henry Bacon
Henry Bacon was an American architect best known for designing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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E.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
- 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 Dudley Triple: [Massachusetts Bay Colony, governor, Thomas Dudley]
Generated description
Thomas Dudley was a prominent early Puritan leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Dudley Target entity description: Thomas Dudley was a prominent early Puritan leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
-
A.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
-
B.
Henry Bacon
Henry Bacon was an American architect best known for designing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
-
C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
-
D.
William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
-
E.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
- 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_69a23d7ad88c8190bffe8ab091d86642 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2465c52d8819082bb02b8b539d6ab |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29172b5b4819080efd4fe0d9658c6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2940c5a448190a7f5f9a24cd13440 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a295d0d658819085a125015f087dfb |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.