Triple

T473
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harvard University E9 entity
Predicate hasProvost P217 FINISHED
Object Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
E8801 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: Alan M. Garber | Statement: [Harvard University, hasProvost, Alan M. Garber]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan M. Garber
Context triple: [Harvard University, hasProvost, Alan M. Garber]
  • A. John V. L. Hogan
    John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
  • 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. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • D. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • E. Harold Hazen
    Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
  • 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: Alan M. Garber
Triple: [Harvard University, hasProvost, Alan M. Garber]
Generated description
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan M. Garber
Target entity description: Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • A. John V. L. Hogan
    John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
  • 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. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • D. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • E. Harold Hazen
    Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasProvost
Context triple: [Harvard University, hasProvost, Alan M. Garber]
  • A. hasAcademicStaff
    Indicates that an institution or organization employs or is associated with one or more academic staff members.
  • B. hasStudents
    Indicates that an entity (such as a class, school, or teacher) is associated with one or more students.
  • C. hasAlumni
    Indicates that an institution or organization is associated with individuals who formerly attended or graduated from it.
  • D. hasMainCampus
    Indicates that an educational institution is primarily based at or chiefly associated with a particular campus location.
  • E. hasPresident
    Indicates that an entity holds the position or role of president for another entity.
  • 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_69a22735e1b081908bd0457057dcf086 completed Feb. 27, 2026, 11:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a23211f05c8190b8deb03a8540d84d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a266df7d148190beac1290a858f14c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a267d1c23481908f07d5535f165ab4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2682c69788190a78d65399881a814 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:59 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a230c2c48481908beb1db3cc9768aa completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a23211181c81909c2db8796d2aded4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:24 p.m.