Triple

T22695974

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Samuel C. C. Ting	`E561171`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT The Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for groundbreaking research and contributions to the field.	`E1551120`	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: Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT | Statement: [Samuel C. C. Ting, positionHeld, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT
Context triple: [Samuel C. C. Ting, positionHeld, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT]

A. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
E. Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the physics department historically associated with leading theoretical and experimental physicists such as Robert H. Dicke.
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: Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT
Triple: [Samuel C. C. Ting, positionHeld, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT]

Generated description

The Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for groundbreaking research and contributions to the field.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT
Target entity description: The Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for groundbreaking research and contributions to the field.

A. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
E. Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the physics department historically associated with leading theoretical and experimental physicists such as Robert H. Dicke.
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_69e2454e615481909c177440be559d2c`	completed	April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f1789e05d88190b9d51bb3f8e3e9d4`	completed	April 29, 2026, 3:18 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0b7ece75648190a841256cf08a72f8`	completed	May 18, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0b834f488c8190bee40bd1caea0e40`	completed	May 18, 2026, 9:23 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0b8717b65c819089d29c1802d1ed55`	completed	May 18, 2026, 9:39 p.m.

Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:14 p.m.