Triple
T786841
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Research and Analysis Branch |
E16820
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Phinney Baxter III
James Phinney Baxter III was an American historian and educator who served as president of Williams College and later became a prominent government intelligence official during World War II.
|
E155318
|
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: James Phinney Baxter III | Statement: [Research and Analysis Branch, employer, James Phinney Baxter III]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Phinney Baxter III Context triple: [Research and Analysis Branch, employer, James Phinney Baxter III]
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A.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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B.
Arthur A. Allen
Arthur A. Allen was a pioneering American ornithologist and professor who helped establish modern bird study and conservation in the United States.
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C.
John C. Brown
John C. Brown is a political figure who served as Governor of California and resided in the California Governor's Mansion during his tenure.
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D.
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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E.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 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: James Phinney Baxter III Triple: [Research and Analysis Branch, employer, James Phinney Baxter III]
Generated description
James Phinney Baxter III was an American historian and educator who served as president of Williams College and later became a prominent government intelligence official during World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Phinney Baxter III Target entity description: James Phinney Baxter III was an American historian and educator who served as president of Williams College and later became a prominent government intelligence official during World War II.
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A.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
-
B.
Arthur A. Allen
Arthur A. Allen was a pioneering American ornithologist and professor who helped establish modern bird study and conservation in the United States.
-
C.
John C. Brown
John C. Brown is a political figure who served as Governor of California and resided in the California Governor's Mansion during his tenure.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a78171908190a38a70274bfbebf9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acce4e94688190bc29b4a1e26f6b93 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69accee5a424819084c57fe08cfea195 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69accf3b2f988190bca7f8536b50f1b8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.