Triple
T1662497
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Baran |
E35939
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
RAND Corporation
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank that conducts research and analysis to inform public policy and decision-making in areas such as national security, health, education, and technology.
|
E187378
|
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: RAND Corporation | Statement: [Paul Baran, employer, RAND Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RAND Corporation Context triple: [Paul Baran, employer, RAND Corporation]
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A.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
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B.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
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C.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a prominent nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., known for its influential research and policy analysis on economics, governance, and international affairs.
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D.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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E.
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a U.S.-based nonprofit policy and advocacy organization focused on issues such as nuclear security, science policy, and government transparency.
- 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: RAND Corporation Triple: [Paul Baran, employer, RAND Corporation]
Generated description
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank that conducts research and analysis to inform public policy and decision-making in areas such as national security, health, education, and technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RAND Corporation Target entity description: RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank that conducts research and analysis to inform public policy and decision-making in areas such as national security, health, education, and technology.
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A.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
-
B.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
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C.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a prominent nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., known for its influential research and policy analysis on economics, governance, and international affairs.
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D.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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E.
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a U.S.-based nonprofit policy and advocacy organization focused on issues such as nuclear security, science policy, and government transparency.
- 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_69a88606aa808190aa0b421b4271f220 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90ab3bd7081908d15d772b10aebbe |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad682d968081909494920f3a7ea3af |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad69017e448190b337337431c6f797 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad6966c3108190bf2519f698dd3903 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.