Triple

T44603
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Neal Lane E875 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Provost of Rice University
The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
 E2418 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: Provost of Rice University | Statement: [Neal Lane, positionHeld, Provost of Rice University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Provost of Rice University
Context triple: [Neal Lane, positionHeld, Provost of Rice University]
  • A. Rice University
    Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
  • B. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • C. Claudine Gay
    Claudine Gay is an American political scientist and academic leader who served as the 30th president of Harvard University and the first Black person to hold the position.
  • D. 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.
  • E. John V. L. Hogan
    John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
  • 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: Provost of Rice University
Triple: [Neal Lane, positionHeld, Provost of Rice University]
Generated description
The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Provost of Rice University
Target entity description: The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
  • A. Rice University
    Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, known for its strong programs in science and engineering, small student body, and high level of research activity.
  • B. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • C. Claudine Gay
    Claudine Gay is an American political scientist and academic leader who served as the 30th president of Harvard University and the first Black person to hold the position.
  • D. 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.
  • E. John V. L. Hogan
    John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
  • 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_69a24e63a9848190a0f38b23521804e6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24efe21148190849accf51a2632f0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24fcbeee4819087186dada7466dfe completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.