Triple
T17780
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | National Military Establishment |
E351
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstOfficeholder |
P291
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James V. Forrestal
James V. Forrestal was an American government official who served as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense and played a key role in organizing the post–World War II military establishment.
|
E8319
|
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 V. Forrestal | Statement: [National Military Establishment, firstOfficeholder, James V. Forrestal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James V. Forrestal Context triple: [National Military Establishment, firstOfficeholder, James V. Forrestal]
-
A.
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
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B.
Alben W. Barkley
Alben W. Barkley was an American Democratic politician who served as the 35th vice president of the United States and a long-time U.S. senator from Kentucky.
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C.
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
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D.
Henry A. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace was an American politician, agricultural expert, and progressive leader who served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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E.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
- 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 V. Forrestal Triple: [National Military Establishment, firstOfficeholder, James V. Forrestal]
Generated description
James V. Forrestal was an American government official who served as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense and played a key role in organizing the post–World War II military establishment.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James V. Forrestal Target entity description: James V. Forrestal was an American government official who served as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense and played a key role in organizing the post–World War II military establishment.
-
A.
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
-
B.
Alben W. Barkley
Alben W. Barkley was an American Democratic politician who served as the 35th vice president of the United States and a long-time U.S. senator from Kentucky.
-
C.
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
-
D.
Henry A. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace was an American politician, agricultural expert, and progressive leader who served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
-
E.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
- 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_69a2465d9038819087f875a5afac9541 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a26237c7208190ac4a1c373ff37b06 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a263abaac0819095a41ae87f45b132 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a264296fa88190a7b4c0d3f164b02f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:42 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.