Triple
T1123060
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hotchkiss School |
E24654
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlumnus |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Hersey
John Hersey was an American writer and journalist best known for his groundbreaking reportage "Hiroshima," which detailed the experiences of survivors of the atomic bombing in Japan.
|
E127747
|
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: John Hersey | Statement: [Hotchkiss School, hasAlumnus, John Hersey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hersey Context triple: [Hotchkiss School, hasAlumnus, John Hersey]
-
A.
James Michener
James Michener was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his meticulously researched, epic historical novels such as "Tales of the South Pacific" and "Hawaii."
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B.
Martin J. Sherwin
Martin J. Sherwin was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of the biography "American Prometheus," which chronicles the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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C.
Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his narrative nonfiction works such as "The Soul of a New Machine" and "Mountains Beyond Mountains."
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D.
Herman Wouk Hellman
Herman Wouk Hellman is a person notable for bearing the surname Hellman, which is shared by various individuals recognized in fields such as literature, business, and the arts.
-
E.
Bernard Budiansky
Bernard Budiansky was an influential American applied mechanician and Harvard professor known for his pioneering contributions to solid mechanics, structural stability, and material behavior.
- 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: John Hersey Triple: [Hotchkiss School, hasAlumnus, John Hersey]
Generated description
John Hersey was an American writer and journalist best known for his groundbreaking reportage "Hiroshima," which detailed the experiences of survivors of the atomic bombing in Japan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hersey Target entity description: John Hersey was an American writer and journalist best known for his groundbreaking reportage "Hiroshima," which detailed the experiences of survivors of the atomic bombing in Japan.
-
A.
James Michener
James Michener was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his meticulously researched, epic historical novels such as "Tales of the South Pacific" and "Hawaii."
-
B.
Martin J. Sherwin
Martin J. Sherwin was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of the biography "American Prometheus," which chronicles the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
-
C.
Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his narrative nonfiction works such as "The Soul of a New Machine" and "Mountains Beyond Mountains."
-
D.
Herman Wouk Hellman
Herman Wouk Hellman is a person notable for bearing the surname Hellman, which is shared by various individuals recognized in fields such as literature, business, and the arts.
-
E.
Bernard Budiansky
Bernard Budiansky was an influential American applied mechanician and Harvard professor known for his pioneering contributions to solid mechanics, structural stability, and material behavior.
- 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_69a4940712c88190aa244f3fc6070a65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bbc09e708190b099d436d1f737eb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac539d51848190a9eb9ddaa7e4c6a8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac54426e3c8190af166a54af44e210 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac54bb7b148190ba1c8ab2202cf429 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.