Triple
T386975
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Johns Bridge |
E8799
|
entity |
| Predicate | designer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David B. Steinman
David B. Steinman was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer known for his innovative long-span suspension bridges in the 20th century.
|
E96061
|
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: David B. Steinman | Statement: [St. Johns Bridge, designer, David B. Steinman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David B. Steinman Context triple: [St. Johns Bridge, designer, David B. Steinman]
-
A.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
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B.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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C.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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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.
Janno Lieber
Janno Lieber is an American public official and transportation executive who leads New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, overseeing the city’s vast subway, bus, and commuter rail systems.
- 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: David B. Steinman Triple: [St. Johns Bridge, designer, David B. Steinman]
Generated description
David B. Steinman was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer known for his innovative long-span suspension bridges in the 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David B. Steinman Target entity description: David B. Steinman was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer known for his innovative long-span suspension bridges in the 20th century.
-
A.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
-
B.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
-
C.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
-
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.
Janno Lieber
Janno Lieber is an American public official and transportation executive who leads New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, overseeing the city’s vast subway, bus, and commuter rail systems.
- 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_69a2e7f47dd08190a4e294ccbbe46cd4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec5828d881909e8810061c02480c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a76d6061508190b6fd3c907107fc63 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a78328882881908d25e2fec0909da6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7839196fc819097800de8c360cef9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.