Triple
T704465
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Cancer Society |
E14068
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert W. de Forest
Robert W. de Forest was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader known for his influential roles in social reform, public health, and the arts in the early 20th century United States.
|
E88023
|
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: Robert W. de Forest | Statement: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, Robert W. de Forest]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. de Forest Context triple: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, Robert W. de Forest]
-
A.
Lee de Forest
Lee de Forest was an American inventor and radio pioneer best known for creating the Audion vacuum tube, a key development in early electronics and wireless communication.
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B.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
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C.
Edwin H. Armstrong
Edwin H. Armstrong was a pioneering American electrical engineer and inventor best known for developing frequency modulation (FM) radio and several fundamental radio technologies.
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D.
Harold Stephen Black
Harold Stephen Black was an American electrical engineer best known for inventing the negative feedback amplifier, a breakthrough that revolutionized electronics and communications.
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E.
Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray was a 19th-century American electrical engineer and inventor, best known as a pioneer in telegraphy and early telephone 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: Robert W. de Forest Triple: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, Robert W. de Forest]
Generated description
Robert W. de Forest was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader known for his influential roles in social reform, public health, and the arts in the early 20th century United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. de Forest Target entity description: Robert W. de Forest was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader known for his influential roles in social reform, public health, and the arts in the early 20th century United States.
-
A.
Lee de Forest
Lee de Forest was an American inventor and radio pioneer best known for creating the Audion vacuum tube, a key development in early electronics and wireless communication.
-
B.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
-
C.
Edwin H. Armstrong
Edwin H. Armstrong was a pioneering American electrical engineer and inventor best known for developing frequency modulation (FM) radio and several fundamental radio technologies.
-
D.
Harold Stephen Black
Harold Stephen Black was an American electrical engineer best known for inventing the negative feedback amplifier, a breakthrough that revolutionized electronics and communications.
-
E.
Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray was a 19th-century American electrical engineer and inventor, best known as a pioneer in telegraphy and early telephone 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_69a493494ec48190ae6751683625a9ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a533fa788190bba0f55655469c46 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a64a5618348190b8ec2c7d6bd06e2b |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a64ab831308190923f1e95b9311c5a |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a64b1ff9548190bcffcc04f2365aaa |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.