Triple
T11970334
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Karen E. Smith |
E284901
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bernd Sturmfels
Bernd Sturmfels is a German-American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry, combinatorics, and computational algebra, particularly in the development of algebraic statistics and tropical geometry.
|
E956412
|
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: Bernd Sturmfels | Statement: [Karen E. Smith, coAuthor, Bernd Sturmfels]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernd Sturmfels Context triple: [Karen E. Smith, coAuthor, Bernd Sturmfels]
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A.
David Eisenbud
David Eisenbud is an American mathematician known for his influential work in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, as well as for his leadership as director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
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B.
David D. Smith
David D. Smith is an American media executive best known as the longtime chairman and former CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest television broadcasting companies in the United States.
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C.
Johannes Eisermann
Johannes Eisermann is a scholar known for his professorship at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), where he has made notable academic contributions.
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D.
David Mumford
David Mumford is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and for receiving the Fields Medal in 1974.
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E.
Edwin Clark
Edwin Clark was a 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering hydraulic engineering works, including the design of the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
- 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: Bernd Sturmfels Triple: [Karen E. Smith, coAuthor, Bernd Sturmfels]
Generated description
Bernd Sturmfels is a German-American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry, combinatorics, and computational algebra, particularly in the development of algebraic statistics and tropical geometry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernd Sturmfels Target entity description: Bernd Sturmfels is a German-American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry, combinatorics, and computational algebra, particularly in the development of algebraic statistics and tropical geometry.
-
A.
David Eisenbud
David Eisenbud is an American mathematician known for his influential work in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, as well as for his leadership as director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
-
B.
David D. Smith
David D. Smith is an American media executive best known as the longtime chairman and former CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest television broadcasting companies in the United States.
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C.
Johannes Eisermann
Johannes Eisermann is a scholar known for his professorship at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), where he has made notable academic contributions.
-
D.
David Mumford
David Mumford is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and for receiving the Fields Medal in 1974.
-
E.
Edwin Clark
Edwin Clark was a 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering hydraulic engineering works, including the design of the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
- 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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9037bee54819085242a3ef3e286f9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f459691ff0819099282172933d2d81 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 7:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f4645ef63881909b46937f73d637a3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f465be4db08190882898a17d077019 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.