Triple
T57872
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nelson |
E1145
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson is an American politician who served as the Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013 and previously as the state's governor.
|
E27984
|
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: Ben Nelson | Statement: [Nelson, hasNotableBearer, Ben Nelson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Nelson Context triple: [Nelson, hasNotableBearer, Ben Nelson]
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A.
Sam Ervin
Sam Ervin was a North Carolina Democratic senator best known for chairing the Senate Watergate Committee and playing a key role in the investigation that led to President Nixon’s resignation.
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B.
Mark O. Hatfield
Mark O. Hatfield was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Oregon and influential political leader known for his work on education, science, and environmental issues.
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C.
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson is an American politician, former U.S. senator from Florida, and current administrator of NASA.
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D.
John C. Stennis
John C. Stennis was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Mississippi known for his influential roles on defense and appropriations committees and his staunchly conservative, segregationist positions during much of the 20th century.
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E.
James Eastland
James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
- 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: Ben Nelson Triple: [Nelson, hasNotableBearer, Ben Nelson]
Generated description
Ben Nelson is an American politician who served as the Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013 and previously as the state's governor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Nelson Target entity description: Ben Nelson is an American politician who served as the Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013 and previously as the state's governor.
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A.
Sam Ervin
Sam Ervin was a North Carolina Democratic senator best known for chairing the Senate Watergate Committee and playing a key role in the investigation that led to President Nixon’s resignation.
-
B.
Mark O. Hatfield
Mark O. Hatfield was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Oregon and influential political leader known for his work on education, science, and environmental issues.
-
C.
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson is an American politician, former U.S. senator from Florida, and current administrator of NASA.
-
D.
John C. Stennis
John C. Stennis was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Mississippi known for his influential roles on defense and appropriations committees and his staunchly conservative, segregationist positions during much of the 20th century.
-
E.
James Eastland
James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
- 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24b1bf2c081908f20e13939b713ff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a34761406481908807a9849b747e42 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3487920b081909fe53b5ae50693b9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a348c5dfec8190b4bbe10e5e2ebc12 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.