Triple

T21322834
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Arden L. Bement Jr. E525663 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering — 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: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering | Statement: [Arden L. Bement Jr., positionHeld, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Context triple: [Arden L. Bement Jr., positionHeld, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering]
  • A. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
  • B. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
    The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology is a senior civilian official who oversees and guides the Army’s science, technology, and research programs to support modernization and future capabilities.
  • C. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and guiding defense acquisition programs, policies, and procurement processes.
  • D. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
  • E. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
    The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official who assists in developing and coordinating national defense policy and strategic guidance.
  • 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: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Target entity description: The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is a senior U.S. Department of Defense leadership role responsible for guiding advanced technology development and innovation to support national defense capabilities.
  • A. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
  • B. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
    The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology is a senior civilian official who oversees and guides the Army’s science, technology, and research programs to support modernization and future capabilities.
  • C. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and guiding defense acquisition programs, policies, and procurement processes.
  • D. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
  • E. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
    The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official who assists in developing and coordinating national defense policy and strategic guidance.
  • 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_69e0b51ad810819098c12392c8e55f6c completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e77ed355cc8190a305c1c48117fb9e completed April 21, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:40 p.m.