Triple
T10641063
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge |
E250721
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Abraham Flexner |
E50184
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Abraham Flexner | Statement: [The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, author, Abraham Flexner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abraham Flexner Context triple: [The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, author, Abraham Flexner]
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A.
Abraham Flexner
chosen
Abraham Flexner was an American educator and reformer best known for his influential critique of medical education and for helping to shape modern research institutions in the United States.
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B.
Simon Flexner
Simon Flexner was an influential American physician, pathologist, and bacteriologist known for his leadership at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and his work on infectious diseases such as meningitis.
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C.
Daniel Coit Gilman
Daniel Coit Gilman was an influential American educator and the first president of Johns Hopkins University, known for shaping the modern research university model in the United States.
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D.
Andrew Dickson White
Andrew Dickson White was an American educator, diplomat, and historian best known as the co-founder and first president of Cornell University.
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E.
Edmund A. Walsh
Edmund A. Walsh was an American Jesuit priest, educator, and influential founder of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, known for his work in international affairs and anti-communism.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aa5a4c4881908f39be6efe5981e5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6dfcd19648190882380d2c90be486 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d998a4571481908f5010146f7ca5d7 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:05 p.m.