Triple
T751
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States of America |
E14
|
entity |
| Predicate | nationalPersonification |
P129
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is the iconic, bearded figure in a star-spangled top hat who personifies the United States in political cartoons, posters, and popular culture.
|
E344
|
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: Uncle Sam | Statement: [United States of America, nationalPersonification, Uncle Sam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uncle Sam Context triple: [United States of America, nationalPersonification, Uncle Sam]
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A.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
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B.
James Roosevelt I
James Roosevelt I was an American businessman and prominent member of the Roosevelt family, best known as the father of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, known for his humanitarian relief efforts during and after World War I and for leading the country at the onset of the Great Depression.
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D.
Tim the Beaver
Tim the Beaver is the official mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, symbolizing the school’s emphasis on engineering, ingenuity, and industriousness.
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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: Uncle Sam Triple: [United States of America, nationalPersonification, Uncle Sam]
Generated description
Uncle Sam is the iconic, bearded figure in a star-spangled top hat who personifies the United States in political cartoons, posters, and popular culture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uncle Sam Target entity description: Uncle Sam is the iconic, bearded figure in a star-spangled top hat who personifies the United States in political cartoons, posters, and popular culture.
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A.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
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B.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
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C.
James Roosevelt I
James Roosevelt I was an American businessman and prominent member of the Roosevelt family, best known as the father of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, known for his humanitarian relief efforts during and after World War I and for leading the country at the onset of the Great Depression.
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E.
Tim the Beaver
Tim the Beaver is the official mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, symbolizing the school’s emphasis on engineering, ingenuity, and industriousness.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: nationalPersonification Context triple: [United States of America, nationalPersonification, Uncle Sam]
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A.
nationalAnthem
Indicates that one entity is the official national anthem of the other (typically a country or nation-state).
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B.
hasDemonym
Indicates that one entity is the term (demonym) used to refer to the inhabitants or natives of another entity (typically a place).
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C.
symbolizes
chosen
Indicates that one entity stands for, represents, or is used as a sign for another entity, concept, or idea.
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D.
hasMascot
Indicates that an entity is represented or symbolized by a particular mascot.
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E.
notableFor
Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
- 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_69a22a285828819081a58308fb963df1 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23344daf8819083118bbac5f46568 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e0dd0c8190999b824f8f32b9d0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23cb1d34481909d877c8db2d0a500 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a23d0072008190b96d3324aeb5e46d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a232e52e7c81909c072703e28e8c61 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.