Triple
T488723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American University |
E9937
|
entity |
| Predicate | president |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sylvia M. Burwell
Sylvia M. Burwell is an American public administrator and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services who became the first woman to lead American University.
|
E61268
|
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: Sylvia M. Burwell | Statement: [American University, president, Sylvia M. Burwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia M. Burwell Context triple: [American University, president, Sylvia M. Burwell]
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A.
Bernadine Harris
Bernadine Harris is a central character in Terry McMillan’s novel and its film adaptation "Waiting to Exhale," known for her journey through divorce, self-discovery, and empowerment.
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B.
Tricia McMillan
Tricia McMillan, also known as Trillian, is a key human character in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, notable for her intelligence, adaptability, and role as a spacefaring adventurer.
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C.
Michael S. Regan
Michael S. Regan is an American environmental regulator and public official who serves as the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Biden administration.
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D.
Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett is an American lawyer, businesswoman, and longtime senior advisor to President Barack Obama who later became a key leader at the Obama Foundation.
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E.
Leah Ashley
Leah Ashley is a fashion and lifestyle expert best known as a co-host and style contributor on the daytime talk show FABLife.
- 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: Sylvia M. Burwell Triple: [American University, president, Sylvia M. Burwell]
Generated description
Sylvia M. Burwell is an American public administrator and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services who became the first woman to lead American University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia M. Burwell Target entity description: Sylvia M. Burwell is an American public administrator and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services who became the first woman to lead American University.
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A.
Bernadine Harris
Bernadine Harris is a central character in Terry McMillan’s novel and its film adaptation "Waiting to Exhale," known for her journey through divorce, self-discovery, and empowerment.
-
B.
Tricia McMillan
Tricia McMillan, also known as Trillian, is a key human character in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, notable for her intelligence, adaptability, and role as a spacefaring adventurer.
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C.
Michael S. Regan
Michael S. Regan is an American environmental regulator and public official who serves as the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Biden administration.
-
D.
Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett is an American lawyer, businesswoman, and longtime senior advisor to President Barack Obama who later became a key leader at the Obama Foundation.
-
E.
Leah Ashley
Leah Ashley is a fashion and lifestyle expert best known as a co-host and style contributor on the daytime talk show FABLife.
- 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_69a2e802e2908190ab17c9479e0b6412 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f0df764481909811d9483dfbc4aa |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4777eab9c8190894b34e011190a54 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a477d94d3c819096d8bad88a5c8cb9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a478abe5c08190b7fff1ddd8d89449 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.