Triple
T20121996
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Yakovlev |
E490632
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada | Statement: [Alexander Yakovlev, positionHeld, Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada Context triple: [Alexander Yakovlev, positionHeld, Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada]
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A.
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States
The Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States was the USSR’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., playing a central role in managing Soviet–American relations during the Cold War.
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B.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
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C.
Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations was the chief Soviet diplomat and head of the USSR’s mission to the UN, responsible for representing Soviet interests and policies in the organization’s deliberations.
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D.
British Ambassador to Russia
The British Ambassador to Russia is the United Kingdom’s chief diplomatic representative in the Russian Federation, responsible for managing political relations, negotiations, and communication between the two countries.
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E.
Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union
The Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union was Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing Japanese–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada Target entity description: The Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Canada was the chief diplomatic representative of the Soviet government in Canada, responsible for managing bilateral relations during the existence of the USSR.
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A.
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States
The Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States was the USSR’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., playing a central role in managing Soviet–American relations during the Cold War.
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B.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
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C.
Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations was the chief Soviet diplomat and head of the USSR’s mission to the UN, responsible for representing Soviet interests and policies in the organization’s deliberations.
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D.
British Ambassador to Russia
The British Ambassador to Russia is the United Kingdom’s chief diplomatic representative in the Russian Federation, responsible for managing political relations, negotiations, and communication between the two countries.
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E.
Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union
The Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union was Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing Japanese–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69da62651a0c8190a3e05e95e056a66b |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6673f5b4c8190bf9fb5f4e6b6a452 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:30 p.m.