Triple
T1158907
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States Ambassador to Japan |
E24449
|
entity |
| Predicate | inauguralHolder |
P5161
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Townsend Harris
Townsend Harris was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for opening Japan to formal relations and trade with the United States through the Harris Treaty of 1858.
|
E158258
|
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: Townsend Harris | Statement: [United States Ambassador to Japan, inauguralHolder, Townsend Harris]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Townsend Harris Context triple: [United States Ambassador to Japan, inauguralHolder, Townsend Harris]
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A.
William H. Melville
William H. Melville was a notable figure in the field recognized by the Melville Medal, an award established in his honor for distinguished contributions.
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B.
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson was an American newspaper publisher and civic leader in Kansas City whose philanthropy and art patronage led to the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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C.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Isaac Hull Adams
Isaac Hull Adams was a 19th-century member of the prominent Adams family of Massachusetts, descended from the American presidential Adams line.
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E.
Isaac G. Perry
Isaac G. Perry was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for his extensive work on public buildings and armories throughout New York State.
- 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: Townsend Harris Triple: [United States Ambassador to Japan, inauguralHolder, Townsend Harris]
Generated description
Townsend Harris was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for opening Japan to formal relations and trade with the United States through the Harris Treaty of 1858.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Townsend Harris Target entity description: Townsend Harris was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for opening Japan to formal relations and trade with the United States through the Harris Treaty of 1858.
-
A.
William H. Melville
William H. Melville was a notable figure in the field recognized by the Melville Medal, an award established in his honor for distinguished contributions.
-
B.
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson was an American newspaper publisher and civic leader in Kansas City whose philanthropy and art patronage led to the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
-
C.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
-
D.
Isaac Hull Adams
Isaac Hull Adams was a 19th-century member of the prominent Adams family of Massachusetts, descended from the American presidential Adams line.
-
E.
Isaac G. Perry
Isaac G. Perry was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for his extensive work on public buildings and armories throughout New York State.
- 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_69a494060e148190abb42f971242c197 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bcad47a08190895769611798f67f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acd46d2f748190997c662f7c29e990 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acd6a03b70819096bdf7ec3b447756 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acd71971448190940136b8a44040be |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.