Triple

T1116752
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Learning representations by back-propagating errors E11117 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Ronald J. Williams
Ronald J. Williams is a computer scientist known for his influential contributions to neural networks and machine learning, particularly in the development of backpropagation and reinforcement learning algorithms.
E248157 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: Ronald J. Williams | Statement: [Learning representations by back-propagating errors, author, Ronald J. Williams]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald J. Williams
Context triple: [Learning representations by back-propagating errors, author, Ronald J. Williams]
  • A. William R. Wilkerson
    William R. Wilkerson was an American entrepreneur and publisher best known for founding The Hollywood Reporter and initiating the development of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
  • B. Philip M. Landrum
    Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
  • C. Richard T. Rives
    Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
  • D. Noland B. Harmon
    Noland B. Harmon was an American Methodist bishop known for co-authoring the 1963 “A Call for Unity” statement that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • E. Roland B. Dixon
    Roland B. Dixon was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages and cultures, particularly in early 20th-century classification efforts.
  • 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: Ronald J. Williams
Triple: [Learning representations by back-propagating errors, author, Ronald J. Williams]
Generated description
Ronald J. Williams is a computer scientist known for his influential contributions to neural networks and machine learning, particularly in the development of backpropagation and reinforcement learning algorithms.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald J. Williams
Target entity description: Ronald J. Williams is a computer scientist known for his influential contributions to neural networks and machine learning, particularly in the development of backpropagation and reinforcement learning algorithms.
  • A. William R. Wilkerson
    William R. Wilkerson was an American entrepreneur and publisher best known for founding The Hollywood Reporter and initiating the development of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
  • B. Philip M. Landrum
    Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
  • C. Richard T. Rives
    Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
  • D. Noland B. Harmon
    Noland B. Harmon was an American Methodist bishop known for co-authoring the 1963 “A Call for Unity” statement that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • E. Roland B. Dixon
    Roland B. Dixon was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages and cultures, particularly in early 20th-century classification efforts.
  • 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_69a493252a648190ac48f8742474a5e8 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bba2b550819081f8a100638d2fba completed March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6ad879108190a28e2e07a1df35a0 completed March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae6bbba3908190b24b6e29175cc449 completed March 9, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae6c5f6364819085aed383ab0ff8c5 completed March 9, 2026, 6:44 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.