Triple
T12026991
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Connes embedding problem |
E286302
|
entity |
| Predicate | disprovedBy |
P29499
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vern Paulsen
Vern Paulsen is an American mathematician known for his influential work in operator algebras and operator theory, including contributions that helped disprove the long-standing Connes embedding problem.
|
E974870
|
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: Vern Paulsen | Statement: [Connes embedding problem, disprovedBy, Vern Paulsen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vern Paulsen Context triple: [Connes embedding problem, disprovedBy, Vern Paulsen]
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A.
Lloyd Hansen
Lloyd Hansen is the ruthless and unhinged former CIA operative who serves as the primary villain in the action thriller film "The Gray Man."
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B.
Larry Bryggman
Larry Bryggman is an American actor best known for his long-running role on the soap opera "As the World Turns" and various film and television appearances.
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C.
Pat Haggerty
Pat Haggerty was a prominent NFL official best known for serving as the referee in multiple Super Bowls during his long officiating career.
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D.
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth jazz style, soulful tone, and collaborations with artists such as Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
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E.
Dennis Fimple
Dennis Fimple was an American character actor known for his numerous film and television roles from the 1960s through the early 2000s, often appearing in Westerns and genre productions.
- 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: Vern Paulsen Triple: [Connes embedding problem, disprovedBy, Vern Paulsen]
Generated description
Vern Paulsen is an American mathematician known for his influential work in operator algebras and operator theory, including contributions that helped disprove the long-standing Connes embedding problem.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vern Paulsen Target entity description: Vern Paulsen is an American mathematician known for his influential work in operator algebras and operator theory, including contributions that helped disprove the long-standing Connes embedding problem.
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A.
Lloyd Hansen
Lloyd Hansen is the ruthless and unhinged former CIA operative who serves as the primary villain in the action thriller film "The Gray Man."
-
B.
Larry Bryggman
Larry Bryggman is an American actor best known for his long-running role on the soap opera "As the World Turns" and various film and television appearances.
-
C.
Pat Haggerty
Pat Haggerty was a prominent NFL official best known for serving as the referee in multiple Super Bowls during his long officiating career.
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D.
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth jazz style, soulful tone, and collaborations with artists such as Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
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E.
Dennis Fimple
Dennis Fimple was an American character actor known for his numerous film and television roles from the 1960s through the early 2000s, often appearing in Westerns and genre productions.
- 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_69d6ab4669e48190b59246358b0383ab |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d915124e4c8190b0264c2a09e3c2f3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e3cd0648190ac6d5587bd7024a7 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f9386548190a749445a404db3a2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6208024988190b279c10a1ace9a28 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m.