Triple

T1119726
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kamala Harris E11181 entity
Predicate precededInSenateBy P25180 FINISHED
Object Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from California who served from 1993 to 2017 and was known for her advocacy on environmental protection, women's rights, and progressive causes.
E129163 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Barbara Boxer | Statement: [Kamala Harris, precededInSenateBy, Barbara Boxer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Boxer
Context triple: [Kamala Harris, precededInSenateBy, Barbara Boxer]
  • A. John Garamendi
    John Garamendi is an American politician and public official who has served in roles including California insurance commissioner and U.S. Representative.
  • B. Nancy Pelosi
    Nancy Pelosi is an American politician who served as the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and a longtime leader of the Democratic Party in Congress.
  • C. Louise Slaughter
    Louise Slaughter was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, known for her work on health care, women's rights, and as the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee.
  • D. Tammy Baldwin
    Tammy Baldwin is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and the first openly gay woman elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
  • E. Lore Harp McGovern
    Lore Harp McGovern is an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for co-founding the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and supporting neuroscience and technology initiatives.
  • 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: Barbara Boxer
Triple: [Kamala Harris, precededInSenateBy, Barbara Boxer]
Generated description
Barbara Boxer is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from California who served from 1993 to 2017 and was known for her advocacy on environmental protection, women's rights, and progressive causes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Boxer
Target entity description: Barbara Boxer is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from California who served from 1993 to 2017 and was known for her advocacy on environmental protection, women's rights, and progressive causes.
  • A. John Garamendi
    John Garamendi is an American politician and public official who has served in roles including California insurance commissioner and U.S. Representative.
  • B. Nancy Pelosi
    Nancy Pelosi is an American politician who served as the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and a longtime leader of the Democratic Party in Congress.
  • C. Louise Slaughter
    Louise Slaughter was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, known for her work on health care, women's rights, and as the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee.
  • D. Tammy Baldwin
    Tammy Baldwin is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and the first openly gay woman elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
  • E. Lore Harp McGovern
    Lore Harp McGovern is an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for co-founding the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and supporting neuroscience and technology initiatives.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: precededInSenateBy
Context triple: [Kamala Harris, precededInSenateBy, Barbara Boxer]
  • A. precededInOfficeAsSenatorFromNewYorkBy
    Indicates that one individual assumed the role of U.S. Senator from New York after another, who directly held the office immediately before them.
  • B. precededAsVicePresidentBy
    Indicates that one entity served as vice president immediately before another entity in a sequence of officeholders.
  • C. representedInSenate
    Indicates that an entity serves as a representative for another entity within a senate or upper legislative chamber.
  • D. senateMembership
    Indicates that an entity holds or has held a position as a member of a senate.
  • E. sponsoredInSenateBy
    Indicates that a legislative measure or proposal was formally introduced or championed in the Senate by a specific senator.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a4bc4bc21881909dcfe628f59f3e8c completed March 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac539b6d9881909c3fe5890ae1f889 completed March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac554aec048190821801070d1a4852 completed March 7, 2026, 4:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac55afd8c88190b0f2bbafc33ad8b7 completed March 7, 2026, 4:43 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4bb4562f48190831e959f5f309956 completed March 1, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a4bc47fce48190825d3a877251f789 completed March 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.