Triple
T482127
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | National Security Medal |
E9190
|
entity |
| Predicate | awardedTo |
P11
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
|
E61929
|
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: Robert M. Gates | Statement: [National Security Medal, awardedTo, Robert M. Gates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert M. Gates Context triple: [National Security Medal, awardedTo, Robert M. Gates]
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A.
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld was an American politician and businessman best known for serving twice as U.S. Secretary of Defense, including during the George W. Bush administration and the Iraq War.
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B.
David Petraeus
David Petraeus is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former CIA Director best known for leading coalition forces during the Iraq War and shaping modern counterinsurgency strategy.
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C.
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.
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D.
Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft was a prominent American national security advisor and retired Air Force lieutenant general who served under multiple U.S. presidents and was highly influential in shaping late 20th-century U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
John Negroponte
John Negroponte is an American diplomat and government official who has served in numerous high-level roles, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Iraq.
- 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: Robert M. Gates Triple: [National Security Medal, awardedTo, Robert M. Gates]
Generated description
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert M. Gates Target entity description: Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
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A.
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld was an American politician and businessman best known for serving twice as U.S. Secretary of Defense, including during the George W. Bush administration and the Iraq War.
-
B.
David Petraeus
David Petraeus is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former CIA Director best known for leading coalition forces during the Iraq War and shaping modern counterinsurgency strategy.
-
C.
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.
-
D.
Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft was a prominent American national security advisor and retired Air Force lieutenant general who served under multiple U.S. presidents and was highly influential in shaping late 20th-century U.S. foreign policy.
-
E.
John Negroponte
John Negroponte is an American diplomat and government official who has served in numerous high-level roles, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Iraq.
- 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_69a2e7ff81708190b0507a24a997232c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f05a7f6c819082b4a5a3e69468a6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a481eb0fb481909b97f4bef0817791 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a482e34fac8190b9e13ad17bb6c0c4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4830eb1188190b4da7436a9ca4dab |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:18 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.