Triple
T424030
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tohoku University |
E8164
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Akira Endo
Akira Endo is a Japanese biochemist best known for discovering statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs that revolutionized cardiovascular medicine.
|
E69517
|
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: Akira Endo | Statement: [Tohoku University, hasNotableAlumni, Akira Endo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Endo Context triple: [Tohoku University, hasNotableAlumni, Akira Endo]
-
A.
Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka is a Japanese engineer and Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his pioneering work in mass spectrometry, particularly soft laser desorption ionization.
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B.
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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C.
Shigeo Hirose
Shigeo Hirose is a pioneering Japanese roboticist renowned for his innovative work in robot mechanisms and design, particularly in snake-like and walking robots.
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D.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
- 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: Akira Endo Triple: [Tohoku University, hasNotableAlumni, Akira Endo]
Generated description
Akira Endo is a Japanese biochemist best known for discovering statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs that revolutionized cardiovascular medicine.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Endo Target entity description: Akira Endo is a Japanese biochemist best known for discovering statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs that revolutionized cardiovascular medicine.
-
A.
Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka is a Japanese engineer and Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his pioneering work in mass spectrometry, particularly soft laser desorption ionization.
-
B.
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
-
C.
Shigeo Hirose
Shigeo Hirose is a pioneering Japanese roboticist renowned for his innovative work in robot mechanisms and design, particularly in snake-like and walking robots.
-
D.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
-
E.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
- 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eed3e4cc8190ba6aff3bd1adb06f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4e62bb1488190a42f3fb7fdb2e41a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4e697d8ac8190a591402aa9e8edee |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4e6f5aa7481908326a5236ed6c898 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:25 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.