Triple
T5120
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward M. Kennedy |
E100
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
|
E8129
|
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: Benjamin A. Smith II | Statement: [Edward M. Kennedy, precededBy, Benjamin A. Smith II]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin A. Smith II Context triple: [Edward M. Kennedy, precededBy, Benjamin A. Smith II]
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A.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
-
B.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
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C.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
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D.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: Benjamin A. Smith II Triple: [Edward M. Kennedy, precededBy, Benjamin A. Smith II]
Generated description
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin A. Smith II Target entity description: Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
-
A.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
-
B.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
-
C.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
-
D.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
-
E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2399d5cf88190998f9b95c817a60f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a262364cf48190b390bab67cee9312 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a262e524e88190854d3585d6694bc0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a26357a9d08190972bfc596be2baac |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.