Triple
T254127
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smithsonian Institution |
E5399
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Smithson |
E33579
|
NE FINISHED |
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: James Smithson | Statement: [Smithsonian Institution, namedAfter, James Smithson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Smithson Context triple: [Smithsonian Institution, namedAfter, James Smithson]
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A.
James Smithson
chosen
James Smithson was a British scientist and philanthropist whose bequest funded the creation of the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
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B.
William Small
William Small was an 18th-century Scottish physician and educator known for his influence on Thomas Jefferson and his role in the intellectual circle of the Lunar Society of Birmingham.
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C.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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D.
Josiah Whitney
Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
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E.
Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d548cac819081b1636b2a057c62 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a39d0313b48190a3e8e1667a051610 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.