Triple
T7770319
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Neil H. McElroy |
E179051
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas S. Gates Jr. |
E32025
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: [Neil H. McElroy, successor, Thomas S. Gates Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas S. Gates Jr. Context triple: [Neil H. McElroy, successor, Thomas S. Gates Jr.]
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A.
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
chosen
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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B.
Milton Gates
Milton Gates are a prominent entrance to McGill University's downtown Montreal campus, serving as a recognizable landmark and access point to the university grounds.
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C.
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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D.
James J. Rowley
James J. Rowley was a longtime Director of the United States Secret Service, recognized for modernizing the agency and strengthening presidential protection.
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E.
George Jacobs Jr.
George Jacobs Jr. was a member of the Jacobs family involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, known primarily as the son of accused witch George Jacobs Sr.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c69f30602c819082ab52cd4af5c592 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c70438ca2481909114b0c434717109 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8c7ead45c8190847365d8549eefab |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:11 p.m.