Triple
T4220690
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award |
E94331
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William G. Bowen
William G. Bowen was an influential American academic and university president, best known for leading Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and for his work on higher education policy and access.
|
E434046
|
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: William G. Bowen | Statement: [American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award, hasRecipient, William G. Bowen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William G. Bowen Context triple: [American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award, hasRecipient, William G. Bowen]
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A.
Clark Kerr
Clark Kerr was an influential American academic and administrator who served as president of the University of California system during the turbulent 1960s, becoming a central figure in debates over student activism and free speech.
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B.
Russell G. Cory
Russell G. Cory was an architect known for his work on New York City's landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, a prominent example of early 20th-century industrial modernism.
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C.
William J. Usery Jr.
William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
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D.
Robert H. Smith
Robert H. Smith was an American real estate developer and philanthropist known for his major contributions to education and cultural institutions, including the University of Maryland.
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E.
Norman Morrill
Norman Morrill is a television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "Thief."
- 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: William G. Bowen Triple: [American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award, hasRecipient, William G. Bowen]
Generated description
William G. Bowen was an influential American academic and university president, best known for leading Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and for his work on higher education policy and access.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William G. Bowen Target entity description: William G. Bowen was an influential American academic and university president, best known for leading Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and for his work on higher education policy and access.
-
A.
Clark Kerr
Clark Kerr was an influential American academic and administrator who served as president of the University of California system during the turbulent 1960s, becoming a central figure in debates over student activism and free speech.
-
B.
Russell G. Cory
Russell G. Cory was an architect known for his work on New York City's landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, a prominent example of early 20th-century industrial modernism.
-
C.
William J. Usery Jr.
William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
-
D.
Robert H. Smith
Robert H. Smith was an American real estate developer and philanthropist known for his major contributions to education and cultural institutions, including the University of Maryland.
-
E.
Norman Morrill
Norman Morrill is a television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "Thief."
- 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_69b3451997e08190851db4a9a588837d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e0c84548190b051d32d434cbf04 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5db7cdcdc81909f7b42bade322c67 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5dc3d81a08190b29b633009fab4ff |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e04f356c81909e3f6f2c865e0f99 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:04 p.m.