Triple

T50

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Vannevar Bush	`E0`	entity
Predicate	militaryConflict	`P12`	FINISHED
Object	World War II World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.	`E32`	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: World War II | Statement: [Vannevar Bush, militaryConflict, World War II]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World War II
Context triple: [Vannevar Bush, militaryConflict, World War II]

A. Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
B. Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
C. Institute of Radio Engineers
The Institute of Radio Engineers was a major professional organization for radio and electronics engineers that later merged into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
D. Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
E. Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
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: World War II
Triple: [Vannevar Bush, militaryConflict, World War II]

Generated description

World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World War II
Target entity description: World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.

A. Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
B. Differential analyzer
The Differential Analyzer is an early analog mechanical computer designed to solve differential equations using interconnected rotating shafts and wheels.
C. Institute of Radio Engineers
The Institute of Radio Engineers was a major professional organization for radio and electronics engineers that later merged into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
D. Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
E. Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
F. None of above. chosen

PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target predicate: militaryConflict
Context triple: [Vannevar Bush, militaryConflict, World War II]

A. instanceOf
relation of type constraints
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_69a1c42f421881909e892cd3c0b8a381`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a1d89696a48190a0334ff9cb1416ad`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 5:47 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a2273d3b488190b689cecc19808ba0`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 11:22 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a227ecefcc819090d01fd6c1884bab`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 11:25 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a22838402c8190a0e49ebf7d69f22b`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
PD	Predicate disambiguation	`batch_69a1c97e9dac8190a5a8e320b8620755`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 4:42 p.m.
PDg	Predicate description generation	`batch_69a1d895cb208190973a67179da8b4cf`	completed	Feb. 27, 2026, 5:47 p.m.

Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 4:42 p.m.