Triple
T78990
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Civil Liberties Union |
E1584
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Nelles
Walter Nelles was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
|
E24593
|
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: Walter Nelles | Statement: [American Civil Liberties Union, foundedBy, Walter Nelles]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Nelles Context triple: [American Civil Liberties Union, foundedBy, Walter Nelles]
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A.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
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D.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
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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: Walter Nelles Triple: [American Civil Liberties Union, foundedBy, Walter Nelles]
Generated description
Walter Nelles was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Nelles Target entity description: Walter Nelles was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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A.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
-
B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
-
C.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
-
D.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
-
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
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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f335b5c8190bf2158d884890ac2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a30cc17d088190ab19e1b36d159bad |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a30dcbe8a081908a9f6592f2fcdaaa |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a30e2d92f08190b7b884b33786c977 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.