Triple
T6245455
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merrill |
E139709
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles E. Merrill
Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
|
E576938
|
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: Charles E. Merrill | Statement: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, Charles E. Merrill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles E. Merrill Context triple: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, Charles E. Merrill]
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A.
Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont was a prominent American banker and philanthropist associated with J.P. Morgan & Co. whose support for education and the arts led to institutions such as Harvard’s Lamont Library bearing his name.
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B.
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild was an American record producer best known for his work with The Doors and Janis Joplin.
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C.
Alfred E. Kahn
Alfred E. Kahn was an American economist and regulator best known as the chief architect of U.S. airline deregulation in the late 1970s.
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D.
John F. Lehman
John F. Lehman is an American politician and former Secretary of the Navy who later served as a commissioner on the 9/11 Commission.
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E.
Frederick S. Pardee
Frederick S. Pardee was an American philanthropist and former RAND Corporation researcher known for his major contributions to policy research and higher education, particularly in international and global studies.
- 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: Charles E. Merrill Triple: [Merrill, hasNotableBearer, Charles E. Merrill]
Generated description
Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles E. Merrill Target entity description: Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
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A.
Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont was a prominent American banker and philanthropist associated with J.P. Morgan & Co. whose support for education and the arts led to institutions such as Harvard’s Lamont Library bearing his name.
-
B.
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild was an American record producer best known for his work with The Doors and Janis Joplin.
-
C.
Alfred E. Kahn
Alfred E. Kahn was an American economist and regulator best known as the chief architect of U.S. airline deregulation in the late 1970s.
-
D.
John F. Lehman
John F. Lehman is an American politician and former Secretary of the Navy who later served as a commissioner on the 9/11 Commission.
-
E.
Frederick S. Pardee
Frederick S. Pardee was an American philanthropist and former RAND Corporation researcher known for his major contributions to policy research and higher education, particularly in international and global studies.
- 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_69c008b1c5088190ae6de2555fc05ad8 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0631c63d48190a41ec1232aecb373 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20e15e7e48190b8a79178243b01f6 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c211a2fb3481909539519465fa5ce7 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c211fdc42081908f5fb9e31ee08237 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:23 p.m.