Triple

T17040973
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Tomasello E413444 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
The James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University is a prestigious endowed professorship recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and leadership in the academic community.
E1247507 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: James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University | Statement: [Michael Tomasello, positionHeld, James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
Context triple: [Michael Tomasello, positionHeld, James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University]
  • A. Duke University President
    The Duke University President is the chief executive officer of Duke University, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and representation to internal and external stakeholders.
  • B. University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
    University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech is a prestigious academic title awarded to select faculty members at Virginia Tech in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement, teaching, and service.
  • C. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
    A Bloomberg Distinguished Professor is a prestigious, endowed faculty position at Johns Hopkins University awarded to leading scholars recognized for exceptional, cross-disciplinary research and impact.
  • D. Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
    The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
  • E. John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor
    The John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, typically held by a leading scholar in the humanities or social sciences.
  • 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: James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
Triple: [Michael Tomasello, positionHeld, James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University]
Generated description
The James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University is a prestigious endowed professorship recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and leadership in the academic community.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
Target entity description: The James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University is a prestigious endowed professorship recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and leadership in the academic community.
  • A. Duke University President
    The Duke University President is the chief executive officer of Duke University, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and representation to internal and external stakeholders.
  • B. University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
    University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech is a prestigious academic title awarded to select faculty members at Virginia Tech in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement, teaching, and service.
  • C. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
    A Bloomberg Distinguished Professor is a prestigious, endowed faculty position at Johns Hopkins University awarded to leading scholars recognized for exceptional, cross-disciplinary research and impact.
  • D. Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
    The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
  • E. John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor
    The John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, typically held by a leading scholar in the humanities or social sciences.
  • 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_69d886cd18288190b006abab23f811b7 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3d8f6a0c08190a838279b83b55b72 completed April 18, 2026, 7:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a012338a95c8190951db96209edb61a completed May 11, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01241510048190ae1c459873f8a587 completed May 11, 2026, 12:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0124e389908190b2ee3121be2c9383 completed May 11, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.