Triple
T63173
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Munitions Board |
E1253
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasChairman |
P377
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
Thomas S. Gates Jr. was an American government official and businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
|
E32025
|
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: Thomas S. Gates Jr. | Statement: [Munitions Board, hasChairman, Thomas S. Gates Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas S. Gates Jr. Context triple: [Munitions Board, hasChairman, Thomas S. Gates Jr.]
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A.
James G. Blight
James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
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B.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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C.
Patrick E. Haggerty
Patrick E. Haggerty was an American engineer and business executive who played a pivotal role in the early semiconductor industry and the growth of Texas Instruments into a major technology company.
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D.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
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E.
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.
- 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: Thomas S. Gates Jr. Triple: [Munitions Board, hasChairman, Thomas S. Gates Jr.]
Generated description
Thomas S. Gates Jr. was an American government official and businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas S. Gates Jr. Target entity description: Thomas S. Gates Jr. was an American government official and businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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A.
James G. Blight
James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
-
B.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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C.
Patrick E. Haggerty
Patrick E. Haggerty was an American engineer and business executive who played a pivotal role in the early semiconductor industry and the growth of Texas Instruments into a major technology company.
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D.
Joseph E. Sheffield
Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasChairman Context triple: [Munitions Board, hasChairman, Thomas S. Gates Jr.]
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A.
hasChiefExecutiveRole
Indicates that an entity holds the highest executive leadership position and overall managerial authority within an organization.
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B.
chairperson
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or head of a group, committee, or organization in relation to another entity.
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C.
hasChancellor
Indicates that an entity holds the position or role of chancellor for another entity.
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D.
isHeadOf
Indicates that one entity holds the leading or principal authority position over another entity, such as an organization, group, or department.
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E.
headOfGovernmentBody
Indicates that one entity serves as the chief executive or leading official in charge of governing another entity, typically a political or administrative body.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24fd16c248190a6ee4cd96c388772 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a36ce8e3f0819084ecf7471389ecbc |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a36d9181d081909186f41c628cf8a7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a372d67da081908f05d7d370929073 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:57 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24ea3c44081908fa3856969881d1f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.