Triple

T1726326
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven Pinker E37503 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
The Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University is an endowed academic chair in Harvard's psychology department, notably held by cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker.
E194843 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: Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University | Statement: [Steven Pinker, positionHeld, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Context triple: [Steven Pinker, positionHeld, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University]
  • A. Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
    The Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by a leading scholar recognized for outstanding contributions to research and education in engineering and applied sciences.
  • B. University Professor at Boston University
    University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
  • C. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • D. Institute Professor at MIT
    Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
  • E. President of the American Psychological Association
    The President of the American Psychological Association is the elected head of the largest professional organization of psychologists in the United States, responsible for guiding its scientific, educational, and advocacy priorities.
  • 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: Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Triple: [Steven Pinker, positionHeld, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University is an endowed academic chair in Harvard's psychology department, notably held by cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Target entity description: The Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University is an endowed academic chair in Harvard's psychology department, notably held by cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker.
  • A. Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
    The Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by a leading scholar recognized for outstanding contributions to research and education in engineering and applied sciences.
  • B. University Professor at Boston University
    University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
  • C. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • D. Institute Professor at MIT
    Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
  • E. President of the American Psychological Association
    The President of the American Psychological Association is the elected head of the largest professional organization of psychologists in the United States, responsible for guiding its scientific, educational, and advocacy priorities.
  • 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa637a9e34819094f2d9295480ddba completed March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad8af329a481908cbd3cf351fabfd5 completed March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad957ce41881909f1e214ebf4b08a4 completed March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad97b479bc81908b5f75b5df41f577 completed March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.