Triple
T280405
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lester B. Pearson |
E5341
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Secretary of State for External Affairs
The Secretary of State for External Affairs was the former Canadian cabinet minister responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and international relations, a role later replaced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
|
E36388
|
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: Secretary of State for External Affairs | Statement: [Lester B. Pearson, positionHeld, Secretary of State for External Affairs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secretary of State for External Affairs Context triple: [Lester B. Pearson, positionHeld, Secretary of State for External Affairs]
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A.
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is the United Kingdom’s senior government minister responsible for overseeing foreign policy, international relations, and overseas development.
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B.
Minister of External Affairs of India
The Minister of External Affairs of India is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic engagements.
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C.
Secretary of State for India
The Secretary of State for India was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the governance and administration of British India from London during the colonial period.
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D.
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
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E.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees regional and bilateral diplomacy worldwide, serving as the department’s third-ranking leader and principal adviser on political affairs.
- 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: Secretary of State for External Affairs Triple: [Lester B. Pearson, positionHeld, Secretary of State for External Affairs]
Generated description
The Secretary of State for External Affairs was the former Canadian cabinet minister responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and international relations, a role later replaced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secretary of State for External Affairs Target entity description: The Secretary of State for External Affairs was the former Canadian cabinet minister responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and international relations, a role later replaced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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A.
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is the United Kingdom’s senior government minister responsible for overseeing foreign policy, international relations, and overseas development.
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B.
Minister of External Affairs of India
The Minister of External Affairs of India is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic engagements.
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C.
Secretary of State for India
The Secretary of State for India was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the governance and administration of British India from London during the colonial period.
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D.
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
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E.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official who oversees regional and bilateral diplomacy worldwide, serving as the department’s third-ranking leader and principal adviser on political affairs.
- 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25e0868708190ad551ca06cc57f4a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a394a407588190a1f52821fe3b5fc7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a395524c248190ba42ae1de870a598 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a395d7fc408190a1eb0fea0d0b2838 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:26 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.