Triple
T432
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Public Welfare Medal |
E8
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
|
E882
|
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: Rita R. Colwell | Statement: [Public Welfare Medal, notableRecipient, Rita R. Colwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rita R. Colwell Context triple: [Public Welfare Medal, notableRecipient, Rita R. Colwell]
-
A.
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock was an American cytogeneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering "jumping genes" (transposable elements) in maize, fundamentally transforming genetics.
-
B.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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C.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
- 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: Rita R. Colwell Triple: [Public Welfare Medal, notableRecipient, Rita R. Colwell]
Generated description
Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rita R. Colwell Target entity description: Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
-
A.
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock was an American cytogeneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering "jumping genes" (transposable elements) in maize, fundamentally transforming genetics.
-
B.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
-
C.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
-
D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
E.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
- 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_69a222a954e48190b48f126a67485661 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a22919c9988190aa35ab58627ff950 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a243c57fe481909b6c1b8f41757f96 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2463a71188190a7252fae85f68711 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a246e74bfc8190ba3ea9818a55cc28 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m.