Triple

T12026994
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Connes embedding problem E286302 entity
Predicate disprovedBy P29499 FINISHED
Object William Slofstra
William Slofstra is a mathematician known for his work in operator algebras and quantum information theory, particularly for providing a counterexample that refuted the long-standing Connes embedding conjecture.
 E959833 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: William Slofstra | Statement: [Connes embedding problem, disprovedBy, William Slofstra]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Slofstra
Context triple: [Connes embedding problem, disprovedBy, William Slofstra]
  • A. Eric Wetzels
    Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
  • B. Timothy Mertens
    Timothy Mertens is a film editor best known for his work on animated features such as "Horton Hears a Who!".
  • C. Paul Groesse
    Paul Groesse was an Academy Award–winning Hollywood art director known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films.
  • D. Jonathan Teplitzky
    Jonathan Teplitzky is an Australian film director known for character-driven dramas such as "The Railway Man" and "Burning Man."
  • E. Brett Jutkiewicz
    Brett Jutkiewicz is an American cinematographer known for his work on contemporary horror and independent films, including entries in the Scream franchise.
  • 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: William Slofstra
Triple: [Connes embedding problem, disprovedBy, William Slofstra]
Generated description
William Slofstra is a mathematician known for his work in operator algebras and quantum information theory, particularly for providing a counterexample that refuted the long-standing Connes embedding conjecture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Slofstra
Target entity description: William Slofstra is a mathematician known for his work in operator algebras and quantum information theory, particularly for providing a counterexample that refuted the long-standing Connes embedding conjecture.
  • A. Eric Wetzels
    Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
  • B. Timothy Mertens
    Timothy Mertens is a film editor best known for his work on animated features such as "Horton Hears a Who!".
  • C. Paul Groesse
    Paul Groesse was an Academy Award–winning Hollywood art director known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films.
  • D. Jonathan Teplitzky
    Jonathan Teplitzky is an Australian film director known for character-driven dramas such as "The Railway Man" and "Burning Man."
  • E. Brett Jutkiewicz
    Brett Jutkiewicz is an American cinematographer known for his work on contemporary horror and independent films, including entries in the Scream franchise.
  • 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_69f48b8111b88190a42a8904a2d26862 completed May 1, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f48fc7a8848190a06b34cc45db4789 completed May 1, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f495f069c48190a6e5856c272420c0 completed May 1, 2026, noon
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m.