Triple

T353420
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charles M. Vest E7491 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Vest
Vest is a surname most notably associated with Charles M. Vest, an American engineer and former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 E44651 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: Vest | Statement: [Charles M. Vest, familyName, Vest]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Vest
Context triple: [Charles M. Vest, familyName, Vest]
  • A. Army Combat Uniform
    The Army Combat Uniform is the standard camouflage-patterned field uniform worn by U.S. Army soldiers for everyday duty and combat operations.
  • B. Shompen
    The Shompen are an isolated indigenous people of Great Nicobar Island, known for their semi-nomadic forest-based lifestyle and limited contact with the outside world.
  • C. Garter
    The Garter is a prestigious emblem associated with the Order of the Garter, one of the highest orders of chivalry in the United Kingdom, traditionally worn by royal knights and ladies.
  • D. Grand Collar
    The Grand Collar is the highest and most prestigious grade of the Portuguese Order of Prince Henry, typically reserved for heads of state and other eminent figures.
  • E. Kiltan
    Kiltan is a small inhabited coral island in the Lakshadweep archipelago of India, known for its traditional seafaring community and scenic lagoons.
  • 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: Vest
Triple: [Charles M. Vest, familyName, Vest]
Generated description
Vest is a surname most notably associated with Charles M. Vest, an American engineer and former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Vest
Target entity description: Vest is a surname most notably associated with Charles M. Vest, an American engineer and former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • A. Army Combat Uniform
    The Army Combat Uniform is the standard camouflage-patterned field uniform worn by U.S. Army soldiers for everyday duty and combat operations.
  • B. Shompen
    The Shompen are an isolated indigenous people of Great Nicobar Island, known for their semi-nomadic forest-based lifestyle and limited contact with the outside world.
  • C. Garter
    The Garter is a prestigious emblem associated with the Order of the Garter, one of the highest orders of chivalry in the United Kingdom, traditionally worn by royal knights and ladies.
  • D. Grand Collar
    The Grand Collar is the highest and most prestigious grade of the Portuguese Order of Prince Henry, typically reserved for heads of state and other eminent figures.
  • E. Kiltan
    Kiltan is a small inhabited coral island in the Lakshadweep archipelago of India, known for its traditional seafaring community and scenic lagoons.
  • 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_69a2eb80f524819093f4c2c18c3d615f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3dd353b488190b6ed966290260806 completed March 1, 2026, 6:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3ddbbe7e08190ac167e158d19dbce completed March 1, 2026, 6:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3de3fef7c819082193eb7083175e1 completed March 1, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.