Triple
T1059913
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sheldon Glashow |
E22881
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
|
E120377
|
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: Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University | Statement: [Sheldon Glashow, positionHeld, Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University Context triple: [Sheldon Glashow, positionHeld, Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University]
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A.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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B.
Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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C.
Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
The Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics is a prestigious chair in physics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by leading experimental physicists.
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D.
President of MIT
The President of MIT is the chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, responsible for its overall academic leadership, strategic direction, and institutional governance.
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E.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
- 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: Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University Triple: [Sheldon Glashow, positionHeld, Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University Target entity description: The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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A.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
-
B.
Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
-
C.
Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
The Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics is a prestigious chair in physics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by leading experimental physicists.
-
D.
President of MIT
The President of MIT is the chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, responsible for its overall academic leadership, strategic direction, and institutional governance.
-
E.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
- 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_69a493dada0481909c43649f9843ea91 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8f3f98c819096338198d9f30491 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bd3400c8190b84e88073f19beba |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3ca9b5d88190816980f964f7e947 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3d61a0c48190b619b3049df33512 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.