Triple
T4384688
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard Dean |
E99212
|
entity |
| Predicate | succeededBy (Governor of Vermont) |
P56279
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jim Douglas
Jim Douglas is an American Republican politician who served as the 80th Governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011.
|
E475733
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Jim Douglas | Statement: [Howard Dean, succeededBy (Governor of Vermont), Jim Douglas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Douglas Context triple: [Howard Dean, succeededBy (Governor of Vermont), Jim Douglas]
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A.
J. Douglas Brown
J. Douglas Brown was an American economist and academic who played a key role in shaping U.S. Social Security policy during the New Deal era.
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B.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
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C.
John C. Flanagan
John C. Flanagan was an American psychologist best known for founding the American Institutes for Research and developing the Critical Incident Technique in applied psychology.
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D.
John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
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E.
E. Culbert
E. Culbert is a mountaineer known for being among the first to successfully ascend Pico Cristóbal Colón, the highest peak in Colombia.
- 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: Jim Douglas Triple: [Howard Dean, succeededBy (Governor of Vermont), Jim Douglas]
Generated description
Jim Douglas is an American Republican politician who served as the 80th Governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Douglas Target entity description: Jim Douglas is an American Republican politician who served as the 80th Governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011.
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A.
J. Douglas Brown
J. Douglas Brown was an American economist and academic who played a key role in shaping U.S. Social Security policy during the New Deal era.
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B.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
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C.
John C. Flanagan
John C. Flanagan was an American psychologist best known for founding the American Institutes for Research and developing the Critical Incident Technique in applied psychology.
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D.
John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
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E.
E. Culbert
E. Culbert is a mountaineer known for being among the first to successfully ascend Pico Cristóbal Colón, the highest peak in Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: succeededBy (Governor of Vermont) Context triple: [Howard Dean, succeededBy (Governor of Vermont), Jim Douglas]
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A.
succeededBy (Governor of Virginia)
Indicates that one individual directly followed another in holding the office of Governor of Virginia.
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B.
succeededBy (Governor of Pennsylvania)
Indicates that one individual directly follows another in holding the office of Governor of Pennsylvania.
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C.
succeededBy (Governor of Tennessee)
Indicates that one individual directly follows another in holding the office of Governor of Tennessee.
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D.
succeededBy (Lieutenant Governor of Virginia)
Indicates that one individual later held the office of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia after another, directly following them in that position.
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E.
succeededBy (U.S. Senate seat)
Indicates that one U.S. Senate seat holder is directly followed in office by another specific individual.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69b3454f739481909ff6c28331f0c0b9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35263970c8190904ee20d81715833 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be67ac56548190a2d52b055cb48e8e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be682cfe548190b657e0f1694a1142 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be68a634c08190aadfc362199a8d7e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69b34f572efc8190bad1e5078cbcb75a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69b3501834448190bedf775a80da4778 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:19 p.m.