Triple

T16437
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Noam Chomsky E327 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Zellig Harris
Zellig Harris was an influential American linguist known for his pioneering work in structural linguistics and discourse analysis, and for mentoring Noam Chomsky.
E21308 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: Zellig Harris | Statement: [Noam Chomsky, doctoralAdvisor, Zellig Harris]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zellig Harris
Context triple: [Noam Chomsky, doctoralAdvisor, Zellig Harris]
  • A. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • B. John R. Pierce
    John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
  • C. Albert W. Tucker
    Albert W. Tucker was a Canadian-born American mathematician best known for his influential work in game theory and topology, including formulating the Prisoner’s Dilemma and mentoring John Nash.
  • D. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • E. Leo Beranek
    Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
  • 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: Zellig Harris
Triple: [Noam Chomsky, doctoralAdvisor, Zellig Harris]
Generated description
Zellig Harris was an influential American linguist known for his pioneering work in structural linguistics and discourse analysis, and for mentoring Noam Chomsky.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zellig Harris
Target entity description: Zellig Harris was an influential American linguist known for his pioneering work in structural linguistics and discourse analysis, and for mentoring Noam Chomsky.
  • A. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • B. John R. Pierce
    John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
  • C. Albert W. Tucker
    Albert W. Tucker was a Canadian-born American mathematician best known for his influential work in game theory and topology, including formulating the Prisoner’s Dilemma and mentoring John Nash.
  • D. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • E. Leo Beranek
    Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
  • 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_69a24003aca48190b98c2df43d65e496 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2e3ba20dc81908b2ebffae3dd90ac completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2e45e92408190acc0689b3a02785d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2e4f5ab1081908fd13cbb2c19c8dd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.