Triple
T1059914
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sheldon Glashow |
E22881
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
University Professor at Boston University
University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
|
E120378
|
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: University Professor at Boston University | Statement: [Sheldon Glashow, positionHeld, University Professor at Boston University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University Professor at Boston University Context triple: [Sheldon Glashow, positionHeld, University Professor at Boston University]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
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E.
Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University
Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed professorship at Harvard held by renowned physician and medical anthropologist Paul Farmer.
- 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: University Professor at Boston University Triple: [Sheldon Glashow, positionHeld, University Professor at Boston University]
Generated description
University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University Professor at Boston University Target entity description: University Professor at Boston University is a prestigious senior academic title awarded to distinguished scholars at Boston University in recognition of exceptional achievement and impact in their fields.
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A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
-
E.
Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University
Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed professorship at Harvard held by renowned physician and medical anthropologist Paul Farmer.
- 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.