Triple

T2228088
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kip Thorne E48699 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
E244850 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: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech | Statement: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
Context triple: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
  • A. MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
    The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
  • B. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • C. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • D. Institute Professor at MIT
    Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
  • E. Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
    Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
  • 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: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
Triple: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
Generated description
The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
Target entity description: The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
  • A. MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
    The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
  • B. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • C. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • D. Institute Professor at MIT
    Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
  • E. Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
    Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
  • 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc0670ce48190b98814064bff0517 completed March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6567b64c8190ab718f20bbf033df completed March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae666bd32c81909ff15201757a6c76 completed March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66d8ba688190a2102c00fc6231c4 completed March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.