Triple
T4911669
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Andromeda VI |
E110246
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan B. Whiting
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
|
E489451
|
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: Alan B. Whiting | Statement: [Andromeda VI, discoveredBy, Alan B. Whiting]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan B. Whiting Context triple: [Andromeda VI, discoveredBy, Alan B. Whiting]
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A.
George William C. Whiting
George William C. Whiting was a benefactor and namesake of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
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B.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
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C.
Gérard F. Gilmore
Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
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D.
W. Burton Wescott
W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
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E.
Harold Bruce Welch
Harold Bruce Welch was an American businessman and the father of former First Lady Laura Bush.
- 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 B. Whiting Triple: [Andromeda VI, discoveredBy, Alan B. Whiting]
Generated description
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan B. Whiting Target entity description: Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
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A.
George William C. Whiting
George William C. Whiting was a benefactor and namesake of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, recognized for his significant contributions to engineering education.
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B.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
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C.
Gérard F. Gilmore
Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
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D.
W. Burton Wescott
W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
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E.
Harold Bruce Welch
Harold Bruce Welch was an American businessman and the father of former First Lady Laura Bush.
- 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_69bd44132b94819088522d92beaadc78 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e9c32148190a940a3733ecd1898 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bea46996c481908ec7b783ac9a20b1 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bea4f9487c8190a4b16dabd6cb7117 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bea5654dc08190b52b633167cdd5bb |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:29 p.m.