Triple
T5012417
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gwen May-Wan Kao |
E112655
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSpouseNobelLaureateInPhysics |
P18700
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Charles K. Kao |
E473519
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Charles K. Kao | Statement: [Gwen May-Wan Kao, hasSpouseNobelLaureateInPhysics, Charles K. Kao]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles K. Kao Context triple: [Gwen May-Wan Kao, hasSpouseNobelLaureateInPhysics, Charles K. Kao]
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A.
Charles K. Kao
Charles K. Kao was a pioneering physicist and electrical engineer known as the "father of fiber optics" for his groundbreaking work enabling high-speed optical fiber communications.
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B.
Charles Kuen Kao
chosen
Charles Kuen Kao was a pioneering physicist and electrical engineer known as the “father of fiber optics” for his groundbreaking work that enabled modern fiber-optic communications.
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C.
Zhores Alferov
Zhores Alferov was a Soviet and Russian physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on semiconductor heterostructures, which underpins modern electronics and optoelectronics.
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D.
Yuan T. Lee
Yuan T. Lee is a Taiwanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical reaction dynamics.
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E.
Nick Holonyak Jr.
Nick Holonyak Jr. was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the first practical visible-spectrum LED, earning him recognition as a pioneer in semiconductor lighting technology.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasSpouseNobelLaureateInPhysics Context triple: [Gwen May-Wan Kao, hasSpouseNobelLaureateInPhysics, Charles K. Kao]
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A.
spouseNotableFor
Indicates that a person's spouse is recognized or distinguished for a particular achievement, role, or characteristic.
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B.
spouseNotableWorkField
Indicates that the notable work or professional field associated with a person’s spouse is being specified.
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C.
sharedNobelPrizeWith
Indicates that two individuals were jointly awarded the same Nobel Prize, sharing the honor for a particular year and category.
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D.
spouseAssociatedWith
Indicates a marital or spousal relationship or close association between two entities.
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E.
spouseOfHonouree
chosen
Indicates that one person is the spouse (married partner) of the honouree.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd4434acb8819086679dbeccc2fe54 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd730f12a481908a27c15dc73987c6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bea473a1708190aaf4a021fec472c6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd714cbc448190aa53a8a83d768b64 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:35 p.m.