Triple

T22001129
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Johnston E543327 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object President of the University of Waterloo — 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: President of the University of Waterloo | Statement: [David Johnston, positionHeld, President of the University of Waterloo]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: President of the University of Waterloo
Context triple: [David Johnston, positionHeld, President of the University of Waterloo]
  • A. President of Simon Fraser University
    The President of Simon Fraser University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, administration, and external representation.
  • B. Chancellor of the University of Toronto
    The Chancellor of the University of Toronto is the ceremonial head of the university, presiding over convocations and representing the institution at official functions.
  • C. President of Ontario Tech University
    The President of Ontario Tech University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for providing academic and strategic leadership and overseeing its overall administration and development.
  • D. President of York University
    The President of York University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for overall academic and administrative leadership and representing the university both internally and externally.
  • E. McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor
    The McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor is the institution’s chief executive and academic officer, responsible for overall leadership, strategic direction, and administration of the university.
  • 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: President of the University of Waterloo
Target entity description: The President of the University of Waterloo is the chief executive officer responsible for providing academic and administrative leadership to the University of Waterloo in Canada.
  • A. President of Simon Fraser University
    The President of Simon Fraser University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, administration, and external representation.
  • B. Chancellor of the University of Toronto
    The Chancellor of the University of Toronto is the ceremonial head of the university, presiding over convocations and representing the institution at official functions.
  • C. President of Ontario Tech University
    The President of Ontario Tech University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for providing academic and strategic leadership and overseeing its overall administration and development.
  • D. President of York University
    The President of York University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for overall academic and administrative leadership and representing the university both internally and externally.
  • E. McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor
    The McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor is the institution’s chief executive and academic officer, responsible for overall leadership, strategic direction, and administration of the university.
  • 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_69e11e2c814c8190837d072789000486 completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1276ae4e0819097bf1b978451f776 completed April 28, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m.