Triple
T4113115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service |
E90222
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ashton Carter
Ashton Carter was an American physicist and public servant who served as the 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Barack Obama.
|
E413420
|
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: Ashton Carter | Statement: [Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, notableRecipient, Ashton Carter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton Carter Context triple: [Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, notableRecipient, Ashton Carter]
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A.
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson is an American engineer and businessman who served as chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil before becoming the 69th United States Secretary of State under President Donald Trump.
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B.
Leon E. Panetta
Leon E. Panetta is an American politician and public servant who has served as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Director of the CIA, White House Chief of Staff, and a long-time member of Congress.
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C.
Brian Deese
Brian Deese is an American economic policy advisor who served as a key White House official under President Barack Obama, playing a central role in the administration’s response to the financial crisis and later directing the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden.
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D.
James N. Mattis
James N. Mattis is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of Defense known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern conflicts and his reputation as a strategic military thinker.
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E.
H. R. McMaster
H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
- 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: Ashton Carter Triple: [Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, notableRecipient, Ashton Carter]
Generated description
Ashton Carter was an American physicist and public servant who served as the 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Barack Obama.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton Carter Target entity description: Ashton Carter was an American physicist and public servant who served as the 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Barack Obama.
-
A.
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson is an American engineer and businessman who served as chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil before becoming the 69th United States Secretary of State under President Donald Trump.
-
B.
Leon E. Panetta
Leon E. Panetta is an American politician and public servant who has served as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Director of the CIA, White House Chief of Staff, and a long-time member of Congress.
-
C.
Brian Deese
Brian Deese is an American economic policy advisor who served as a key White House official under President Barack Obama, playing a central role in the administration’s response to the financial crisis and later directing the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden.
-
D.
James N. Mattis
James N. Mattis is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of Defense known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern conflicts and his reputation as a strategic military thinker.
-
E.
H. R. McMaster
H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
- 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_69aed95c080881908125e30c5dcdc6f8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af01e06ce48190b840d931e44095ea |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b56b8adc748190be7b34ff37ae3618 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b56ca404d88190aad31ec27229cd40 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b56d908f3481908ff2c703983e84e3 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:41 p.m.