Triple
T2620162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Thomas Wailes |
E58987
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United States Ambassador to Iran |
E253702
|
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: United States Ambassador to Iran | Statement: [Edward Thomas Wailes, positionHeld, United States Ambassador to Iran]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Ambassador to Iran Context triple: [Edward Thomas Wailes, positionHeld, United States Ambassador to Iran]
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A.
United States Ambassador to Iran
chosen
The United States Ambassador to Iran was the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Iran, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing American interests before formal diplomatic ties were severed in 1980.
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B.
United States Ambassador
The United States Ambassador is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government to a foreign country or international organization, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing American interests abroad.
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C.
United States Ambassador to Iraq
The United States Ambassador to Iraq is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Iraq, responsible for managing bilateral relations, overseeing the embassy, and advancing American foreign policy interests in the country.
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D.
United States Ambassador to Israel
The United States Ambassador to Israel is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Israel, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy there.
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E.
United States Minister to Russia
The United States Minister to Russia was a 19th-century diplomatic post representing American interests and conducting official relations with the Russian Empire.
- 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_69ab4ac444dc819099614e534dd6021f |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd897acb481909a976b70304cc30e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af908ec0cc8190ab8feb8f237eac4b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.