Triple
T4784876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merck & Co. |
E106451
|
entity |
| Predicate | chairperson |
P377
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert M. Davis |
E468953
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 M. Davis | Statement: [Merck & Co., chairperson, Robert M. Davis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert M. Davis Context triple: [Merck & Co., chairperson, Robert M. Davis]
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A.
Robert M. Davis
chosen
Robert M. Davis is an American business executive who serves as the chief executive officer of the global pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.
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B.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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C.
Douglas John Fisher
Douglas John Fisher is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the spiritual and administrative leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.
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D.
Melvin Gardner
Melvin Gardner was the brother of famed American actress Ava Gardner and a member of the Gardner family from North Carolina.
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E.
Robert S. Boyer
Robert S. Boyer is an American computer scientist and logician known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods in software verification.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd43f4a9588190bf73e20bc27c03cc |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd65ae49ec81908f16248d22d1155f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be4d93f2cc8190acf96766d2c5a946 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:22 p.m.