Triple
T352505
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbia Law School |
E7471
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael I. Sovern
Michael I. Sovern was an influential American legal scholar and academic leader who served as president of Columbia University and was known for his work on labor law and higher education policy.
|
E108473
|
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: Michael I. Sovern | Statement: [Columbia Law School, notableAlumni, Michael I. Sovern]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael I. Sovern Context triple: [Columbia Law School, notableAlumni, Michael I. Sovern]
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A.
Thomas Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer, and speaker best known for his escape from the Sobibor extermination camp and his later efforts to document its history.
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B.
Joseph J. Katz
Joseph J. Katz was an American chemist known for his work on nuclear chemistry and his contributions to the Manhattan Project and later research at Argonne National Laboratory.
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C.
Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
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D.
Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
- 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: Michael I. Sovern Triple: [Columbia Law School, notableAlumni, Michael I. Sovern]
Generated description
Michael I. Sovern was an influential American legal scholar and academic leader who served as president of Columbia University and was known for his work on labor law and higher education policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael I. Sovern Target entity description: Michael I. Sovern was an influential American legal scholar and academic leader who served as president of Columbia University and was known for his work on labor law and higher education policy.
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A.
Thomas Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer, and speaker best known for his escape from the Sobibor extermination camp and his later efforts to document its history.
-
B.
Joseph J. Katz
Joseph J. Katz was an American chemist known for his work on nuclear chemistry and his contributions to the Manhattan Project and later research at Argonne National Laboratory.
-
C.
Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
-
D.
Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
- 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb7f1be88190964ddcbb6a05f021 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7cf473e48819095390a5904429a9c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7d063fe8c81909a32afaf2798297f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7d0c6a14c81909d98c648aef4e87b |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:27 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.