Triple
T802
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Office of Scientific Research and Development |
E15
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James B. Conant
James B. Conant was an American chemist, educator, and diplomat who served as president of Harvard University and played a major role in U.S. scientific and military policy during World War II.
|
E8903
|
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 B. Conant | Statement: [Office of Scientific Research and Development, keyPerson, James B. Conant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Conant Context triple: [Office of Scientific Research and Development, keyPerson, James B. Conant]
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A.
James R. Killian Jr.
James R. Killian Jr. was an American engineer and educator who served as president of MIT and as the first Special Assistant for Science and Technology to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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B.
Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
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C.
Thomas Harvard
Thomas Harvard was a 17th-century Englishman known primarily as the brother of John Harvard, the clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
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D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public 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: James B. Conant Triple: [Office of Scientific Research and Development, keyPerson, James B. Conant]
Generated description
James B. Conant was an American chemist, educator, and diplomat who served as president of Harvard University and played a major role in U.S. scientific and military policy during World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Conant Target entity description: James B. Conant was an American chemist, educator, and diplomat who served as president of Harvard University and played a major role in U.S. scientific and military policy during World War II.
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A.
James R. Killian Jr.
James R. Killian Jr. was an American engineer and educator who served as president of MIT and as the first Special Assistant for Science and Technology to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
-
B.
Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
-
C.
Thomas Harvard
Thomas Harvard was a 17th-century Englishman known primarily as the brother of John Harvard, the clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
-
D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public 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_69a22a285828819081a58308fb963df1 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a232e673a881909276dbf9c37bbff6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a266df7d148190beac1290a858f14c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a267d1c23481908f07d5535f165ab4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2682c69788190a78d65399881a814 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:59 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.