Triple
T10646766
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Simeon De Witt |
E250854
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Surveyor General of New York
The Surveyor General of New York was the chief colonial and later state official responsible for overseeing land surveys, mapping, and the management of public lands in New York.
|
E878184
|
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: Surveyor General of New York | Statement: [Simeon De Witt, positionHeld, Surveyor General of New York]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyor General of New York Context triple: [Simeon De Witt, positionHeld, Surveyor General of New York]
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A.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
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B.
Chancellor of New York
The Chancellor of New York was the highest judicial officer in the early State of New York, presiding over the Court of Chancery and playing a key role in the state’s legal and political affairs.
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C.
Canal Commissioner of New York
The Canal Commissioner of New York was a 19th-century state office responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and management of New York’s canal system, including the Erie Canal.
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D.
Commissioner of Public Works of New York City
The Commissioner of Public Works of New York City was a powerful 19th-century municipal office responsible for overseeing the city’s infrastructure, construction, and public improvements.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of New York
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the state’s second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and often plays a key role in legislative and administrative functions.
- 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: Surveyor General of New York Triple: [Simeon De Witt, positionHeld, Surveyor General of New York]
Generated description
The Surveyor General of New York was the chief colonial and later state official responsible for overseeing land surveys, mapping, and the management of public lands in New York.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surveyor General of New York Target entity description: The Surveyor General of New York was the chief colonial and later state official responsible for overseeing land surveys, mapping, and the management of public lands in New York.
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A.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
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B.
Chancellor of New York
The Chancellor of New York was the highest judicial officer in the early State of New York, presiding over the Court of Chancery and playing a key role in the state’s legal and political affairs.
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C.
Canal Commissioner of New York
The Canal Commissioner of New York was a 19th-century state office responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and management of New York’s canal system, including the Erie Canal.
-
D.
Commissioner of Public Works of New York City
The Commissioner of Public Works of New York City was a powerful 19th-century municipal office responsible for overseeing the city’s infrastructure, construction, and public improvements.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of New York
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the state’s second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and often plays a key role in legislative and administrative functions.
- 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_69d6aa5a4c4881908f39be6efe5981e5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6dfe1cd6081909df9e4dc0fda1f0b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 11:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d97a580d388190aea5edadd4afc0d1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d97cc20448819094d650b9c1067dca |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d97e0cda0c8190af5013b971b2ad3c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:05 p.m.