Triple
T19706
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cairo University |
E391
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
|
E3717
|
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: Naguib Mahfouz | Statement: [Cairo University, notableAlumni, Naguib Mahfouz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naguib Mahfouz Context triple: [Cairo University, notableAlumni, Naguib Mahfouz]
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A.
Ismail Serageldin
Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.
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B.
Valeria Wasserman
Valeria Wasserman is a Brazilian linguist and translator best known as the wife of renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky.
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C.
Howard Potter
Howard Potter was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who played a key role in the cultural life of New York City.
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D.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
- 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: Naguib Mahfouz Triple: [Cairo University, notableAlumni, Naguib Mahfouz]
Generated description
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naguib Mahfouz Target entity description: Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
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A.
Ismail Serageldin
Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.
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B.
Primo Levi
Primo Levi was an Italian Jewish chemist and writer renowned for his powerful memoirs and reflections on his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust.
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C.
Valeria Wasserman
Valeria Wasserman is a Brazilian linguist and translator best known as the wife of renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky.
-
D.
Howard Potter
Howard Potter was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who played a key role in the cultural life of New York City.
-
E.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.
- 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_69a240778d288190815c0052ebbbcc91 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2481e91c88190ad0fb09cddc5f446 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a24e57e3fc8190a3ce561a4692115c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a24ede3374819089e7fae28c6c9d63 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24fc8a2a881909e5ae2e03757fbec |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 a.m.