Triple
T23148347
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Werner Cahn |
E578254
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
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FINISHED |
| Object | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: National Institute of Standards and Technology | Statement: [John Werner Cahn, employer, National Institute of Standards and Technology]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Institute of Standards and Technology Context triple: [John Werner Cahn, employer, National Institute of Standards and Technology]
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A.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
chosen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is a U.S. federal agency that develops and promotes measurement standards, technology, and innovation to enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
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B.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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C.
Battelle Memorial Institute
Battelle Memorial Institute is a major nonprofit applied science and technology organization known for managing national laboratories and conducting research and development across defense, energy, health, and environmental domains.
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D.
U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
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E.
Lincoln Laboratory
Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by MIT that focuses on advanced technology for national security and defense.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e245fb8de081908f0eba7b5fd75bc4 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18ecf9e9881908991ede784158f1e |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.