Triple
T44217
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Economic Cooperation Administration |
E867
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
|
E45346
|
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 C. Foster | Statement: [Economic Cooperation Administration, director, William C. Foster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William C. Foster Context triple: [Economic Cooperation Administration, director, William C. Foster]
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A.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
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B.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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C.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
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D.
James G. Blight
James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
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E.
William H. Winder
William H. Winder was a U.S. Army brigadier general during the War of 1812, best known for his controversial leadership in the failed defense of Washington, D.C. against British forces.
- 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 C. Foster Triple: [Economic Cooperation Administration, director, William C. Foster]
Generated description
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William C. Foster Target entity description: William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
-
B.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
-
C.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
-
D.
James G. Blight
James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
-
E.
William H. Winder
William H. Winder was a U.S. Army brigadier general during the War of 1812, best known for his controversial leadership in the failed defense of Washington, D.C. against British forces.
- 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ae36824819080e8336a3c9f9bf8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e00e23ac819083d51d8f3be05ef6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e0a2d8c881908c05d53c623f62d7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3e233237481908833a80e806ee5ca |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.