Triple
T352645
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Duke University |
E7474
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Melinda French Gates |
E14358
|
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: Melinda French Gates | Statement: [Duke University, hasAlumni, Melinda French Gates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melinda French Gates Context triple: [Duke University, hasAlumni, Melinda French Gates]
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A.
Melinda French Gates
chosen
Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist and former Microsoft executive best known for co-founding the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and her global work on health, education, and gender equality.
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B.
Jennifer Katharine Gates
Jennifer Katharine Gates is an American equestrian and medical doctor best known as the eldest daughter of philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates.
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C.
MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist known for her rapid, large-scale charitable giving focused on equity and social justice.
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D.
Diana Vagelos
Diana Vagelos is a philanthropist and benefactor whose support, alongside that of her husband P. Roy Vagelos, has been instrumental in advancing medical education and research at Columbia University.
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E.
Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver is an American journalist, author, and former First Lady of California, known for her work with NBC News and her advocacy on issues such as Alzheimer's disease and women's empowerment.
- 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_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_69a3e57497948190918b163378036fd4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.