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]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.