Triple
T32582
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wilhelm von Humboldt |
E649
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir was a pioneering American anthropologist-linguist whose work on language, culture, and cognition helped lay the foundations of modern linguistics and linguistic anthropology.
|
E12573
|
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: Edward Sapir | Statement: [Wilhelm von Humboldt, influenced, Edward Sapir]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Sapir Context triple: [Wilhelm von Humboldt, influenced, Edward Sapir]
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A.
Franz Boas
Franz Boas was a pioneering German-American anthropologist often regarded as the "father of American anthropology" for his foundational work in cultural relativism and field-based ethnographic research.
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B.
Alfred Marston Tozzer
Alfred Marston Tozzer was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering work on Mayan civilization and his long association with Harvard University.
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C.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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D.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
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E.
William Graham Sumner
William Graham Sumner was an influential American sociologist and classical liberal thinker known for his defense of laissez-faire economics and his association with Social Darwinist ideas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Edward Sapir Triple: [Wilhelm von Humboldt, influenced, Edward Sapir]
Generated description
Edward Sapir was a pioneering American anthropologist-linguist whose work on language, culture, and cognition helped lay the foundations of modern linguistics and linguistic anthropology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Sapir Target entity description: Edward Sapir was a pioneering American anthropologist-linguist whose work on language, culture, and cognition helped lay the foundations of modern linguistics and linguistic anthropology.
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A.
Franz Boas
Franz Boas was a pioneering German-American anthropologist often regarded as the "father of American anthropology" for his foundational work in cultural relativism and field-based ethnographic research.
-
B.
Alfred Marston Tozzer
Alfred Marston Tozzer was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering work on Mayan civilization and his long association with Harvard University.
-
C.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.
-
D.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
-
E.
William Graham Sumner
William Graham Sumner was an influential American sociologist and classical liberal thinker known for his defense of laissez-faire economics and his association with Social Darwinist ideas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69a2479dec388190967ba648663442c9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2487838f881908ab8eda6c6ae53e4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a291749c688190930934f54de48907 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2935c6a3081909ddfe2c96166a1a5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a293b1822c81908326fc1d3a5868be |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.