Triple
T2272869
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Witt |
E50699
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rick DeWitt
Rick DeWitt is a philosopher known for his work in logic and the philosophy of science, including authorship of accessible textbooks in these areas.
|
E289315
|
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: Rick DeWitt | Statement: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Rick DeWitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick DeWitt Context triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Rick DeWitt]
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A.
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer best known as the co-founder and former CTO of the photo-sharing social media platform Instagram.
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B.
Eric Wetzels
Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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C.
Andrew Pawley
Andrew Pawley was a prominent linguist known for his influential work on Oceanic and Papuan languages, including the Northwest Solomonic group.
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D.
Rick Lieder
Rick Lieder is an American artist, illustrator, and photographer known for his book cover art and nature photography.
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E.
Joseph Weishaar
Joseph Weishaar is an American architect and designer best known for winning the competition to create the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Rick DeWitt Triple: [De Witt, hasNotableBearer, Rick DeWitt]
Generated description
Rick DeWitt is a philosopher known for his work in logic and the philosophy of science, including authorship of accessible textbooks in these areas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick DeWitt Target entity description: Rick DeWitt is a philosopher known for his work in logic and the philosophy of science, including authorship of accessible textbooks in these areas.
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A.
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer best known as the co-founder and former CTO of the photo-sharing social media platform Instagram.
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B.
Eric Wetzels
Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
-
C.
Andrew Pawley
Andrew Pawley was a prominent linguist known for his influential work on Oceanic and Papuan languages, including the Northwest Solomonic group.
-
D.
Rick Lieder
Rick Lieder is an American artist, illustrator, and photographer known for his book cover art and nature photography.
-
E.
Joseph Weishaar
Joseph Weishaar is an American architect and designer best known for winning the competition to create the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- 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_69afaf2c245c8190a426cfcdc929efeb |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afafa8012481909c0b4d07c8803bf7 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb02231588190a2c6dbaf22c15b14 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.