Triple

T8871467
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ann Swidler E211165 entity
Predicate coAuthorWith P398 FINISHED
Object Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
 E763084 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: Neil J. Smelser | Statement: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Neil J. Smelser]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Neil J. Smelser
Context triple: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Neil J. Smelser]
  • A. Norman H. Nie
    Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
  • B. Andrew Laumann
    Andrew Laumann is a musician best known as a member of the Baltimore noise-rock band Dope Body.
  • C. Herbert Blumer
    Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
  • D. Seymour Martin Lipset
    Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
  • E. Emanuel R. Piore
    Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
  • 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: Neil J. Smelser
Triple: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Neil J. Smelser]
Generated description
Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Neil J. Smelser
Target entity description: Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
  • A. Norman H. Nie
    Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
  • B. Andrew Laumann
    Andrew Laumann is a musician best known as a member of the Baltimore noise-rock band Dope Body.
  • C. Herbert Blumer
    Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
  • D. Seymour Martin Lipset
    Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
  • E. Emanuel R. Piore
    Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
  • 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_69ca838d3c7c8190a849566d5afd2b11 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc61281e888190a32b08980310979f completed April 1, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfa0f1f1888190a5b514b895e44799 completed April 3, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfa1ee350881909355371d824ebe3d completed April 3, 2026, 11:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfa26ab1b881909e42a435f4e3333c completed April 3, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:51 p.m.