Triple

T3633020

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Charles Francis Richter	`E77000`	entity
Predicate	workLocation	`P7`	FINISHED
Object	Seismological Laboratory at Caltech The Seismological Laboratory at Caltech is a world-renowned research center for earthquake science and seismology, known for pioneering work in measuring and understanding seismic activity.	`E375606`	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: Seismological Laboratory at Caltech | Statement: [Charles Francis Richter, workLocation, Seismological Laboratory at Caltech]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Seismological Laboratory at Caltech
Context triple: [Charles Francis Richter, workLocation, Seismological Laboratory at Caltech]

A. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory is a research and monitoring center at UC Berkeley dedicated to studying earthquakes and Earth’s interior through seismology.
B. California Integrated Seismic Network
The California Integrated Seismic Network is a collaborative statewide system that monitors, records, and reports earthquake activity in California to support research and public safety.
C. Geological Survey of California
The Geological Survey of California was a pioneering 19th-century scientific survey that systematically studied and mapped California’s geology, mineral resources, and natural history under state sponsorship.
D. Geophysical Service Incorporated
Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
E. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
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: Seismological Laboratory at Caltech
Triple: [Charles Francis Richter, workLocation, Seismological Laboratory at Caltech]

Generated description

The Seismological Laboratory at Caltech is a world-renowned research center for earthquake science and seismology, known for pioneering work in measuring and understanding seismic activity.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Seismological Laboratory at Caltech
Target entity description: The Seismological Laboratory at Caltech is a world-renowned research center for earthquake science and seismology, known for pioneering work in measuring and understanding seismic activity.

A. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory is a research and monitoring center at UC Berkeley dedicated to studying earthquakes and Earth’s interior through seismology.
B. California Integrated Seismic Network
The California Integrated Seismic Network is a collaborative statewide system that monitors, records, and reports earthquake activity in California to support research and public safety.
C. Geological Survey of California
The Geological Survey of California was a pioneering 19th-century scientific survey that systematically studied and mapped California’s geology, mineral resources, and natural history under state sponsorship.
D. Geophysical Service Incorporated
Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
E. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
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_69ad85dd0be48190b738990cb20c4731`	completed	March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69adc30457608190840fb5b33f9965c4`	completed	March 8, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b44f1af1c48190a72effe80959bfb3`	completed	March 13, 2026, 5:53 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b4517370888190bd4082420c5d5a32`	completed	March 13, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b458a3ad2c8190a0b50cc8a31ae5eb`	completed	March 13, 2026, 6:34 p.m.

Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.