Triple
T2272860
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Witt |
E50699
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David M. De Witt
David M. De Witt was an American lawyer, historian, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York in the late 19th century.
|
E529216
|
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: David M. De Witt | Statement: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, David M. De Witt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David M. De Witt Context triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, David M. De Witt]
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A.
Edwin E. Witte
Edwin E. Witte was an American economist and civil servant known as the “father of Social Security” for his central role in drafting the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935.
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B.
John S. Detlie
John S. Detlie was an American art director and architect, known for his work in Hollywood films of the 1940s and later for designing notable buildings and civic projects.
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C.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
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D.
Morton M. Denn
Morton M. Denn is a prominent chemical engineer and rheologist known for his influential research in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and polymer processing.
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E.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
- 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: David M. De Witt Triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, David M. De Witt]
Generated description
David M. De Witt was an American lawyer, historian, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York in the late 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David M. De Witt Target entity description: David M. De Witt was an American lawyer, historian, and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York in the late 19th century.
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A.
Edwin E. Witte
Edwin E. Witte was an American economist and civil servant known as the “father of Social Security” for his central role in drafting the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935.
-
B.
John S. Detlie
John S. Detlie was an American art director and architect, known for his work in Hollywood films of the 1940s and later for designing notable buildings and civic projects.
-
C.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
-
D.
Morton M. Denn
Morton M. Denn is a prominent chemical engineer and rheologist known for his influential research in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and polymer processing.
-
E.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
- 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_69a88b05910c8190a9a2b1ff230c85f9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc1e872448190a1d6c6071b2a294b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0276db4e8819090ece339aba3a13b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c037fca93881908d4d7403bfb1f866 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c03898327c8190bd3b889bd7663003 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.