Triple
T19954
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | White House Chief of Staff |
E397
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John R. Steelman
John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
|
E29696
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John R. Steelman | Statement: [White House Chief of Staff, positionHeldBy, John R. Steelman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John R. Steelman Context triple: [White House Chief of Staff, positionHeldBy, John R. Steelman]
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A.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
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B.
Robert W. Hunt
Robert W. Hunt was an American engineer and industrialist known for his influential role in the development of the U.S. mining and metallurgical industries and leadership in professional engineering organizations.
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C.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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D.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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E.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
- 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: John R. Steelman Triple: [White House Chief of Staff, positionHeldBy, John R. Steelman]
Generated description
John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John R. Steelman Target entity description: John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
-
A.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
-
B.
Robert W. Hunt
Robert W. Hunt was an American engineer and industrialist known for his influential role in the development of the U.S. mining and metallurgical industries and leadership in professional engineering organizations.
-
C.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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D.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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E.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: positionHeldBy Context triple: [White House Chief of Staff, positionHeldBy, John R. Steelman]
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A.
positionHeld
chosen
Indicates that an entity occupies or has occupied a specific role, job, office, or position within an organization or context.
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B.
officeHolderOf
Indicates that a person holds or has held an official position or role within a specified organization, institution, or office.
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C.
appointedBy
Indicates that one entity has been formally selected or assigned to a position, role, or office by another entity.
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D.
ownedBy
Indicates that one entity possesses legal or rightful ownership of another entity.
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E.
electedOffice
Indicates that an entity holds or has held a particular office or position as a result of an election.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a24703cb988190ad2bc181d27829e4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a35e9e2b8c8190913c083e841c98d8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a360e00a0c819095a33966a78b7924 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3618124d08190af657b1b2a025d77 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24650f1f0819081e638fafd18d687 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 a.m.