Triple

T4371792
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject R E98913 entity
Predicate developer P73 FINISHED
Object Robert Gentleman
Robert Gentleman is a statistician and bioinformatician best known as a co-creator of the R programming language and a pioneer in computational biology.
E436325 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: Robert Gentleman | Statement: [R, developer, Robert Gentleman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Gentleman
Context triple: [R, developer, Robert Gentleman]
  • A. Robert Harper
    Robert Harper was an 18th-century millwright and early settler whose establishment of a ferry and town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers led to the community later known as Harpers Ferry, West Virginia being named in his honor.
  • B. John Hudson
    John Hudson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • C. John Hudson
    John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
  • D. John Dawson
    John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
  • E. John Dawson
    John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
  • 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: Robert Gentleman
Triple: [R, developer, Robert Gentleman]
Generated description
Robert Gentleman is a statistician and bioinformatician best known as a co-creator of the R programming language and a pioneer in computational biology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Gentleman
Target entity description: Robert Gentleman is a statistician and bioinformatician best known as a co-creator of the R programming language and a pioneer in computational biology.
  • A. Robert Harper
    Robert Harper was an 18th-century millwright and early settler whose establishment of a ferry and town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers led to the community later known as Harpers Ferry, West Virginia being named in his honor.
  • B. John Hudson
    John Hudson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • C. John Hudson
    John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
  • D. John Dawson
    John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
  • E. John Dawson
    John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
  • 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_69b3454db3708190aeafd814413c4c3d completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3521dffbc8190b9300a7f4f64bdc0 completed March 12, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5e50bcc9481909b0b9d60198dce63 completed March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5eeadd68881909820a75aaff9d8d5 completed March 14, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5ef36f2bc8190a21e0f2fadbdd697 completed March 14, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.