Triple
T17547678
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael S. McPherson |
E427370
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | faculty member at Williams College |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: faculty member at Williams College | Statement: [Michael S. McPherson, positionHeld, faculty member at Williams College]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: faculty member at Williams College Context triple: [Michael S. McPherson, positionHeld, faculty member at Williams College]
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A.
Williams College Faculty
chosen
Williams College Faculty is the collective body of academic staff and instructors responsible for teaching, research, and mentorship across the various departments of Williams College.
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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.
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C.
Yale University faculty
Yale University faculty are the scholars and instructors who teach, conduct research, and provide academic leadership across the university’s various schools and departments.
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D.
Princeton University faculty
Princeton University faculty comprises the body of academic staff responsible for teaching, research, and scholarly leadership at Princeton University.
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E.
President of Middlebury College
The President of Middlebury College is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the institution’s academic, administrative, and strategic direction.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d889df6dc081908f67dbadc03c07ee |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e454626cfc8190a2602ba4934b8e6d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:04 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:49 a.m.