Triple
T1204567
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Greater North Borneo languages |
E25858
|
entity |
| Predicate | proposedBy |
P32
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander D. Smith
Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
|
E180157
|
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: Alexander D. Smith | Statement: [Greater North Borneo languages, proposedBy, Alexander D. Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander D. Smith Context triple: [Greater North Borneo languages, proposedBy, Alexander D. Smith]
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A.
Alexander J. Smits
Alexander J. Smits is a prominent mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for his influential research on turbulent flows and high-speed aerodynamics.
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B.
Jesse K. Dubois
Jesse K. Dubois was an Illinois politician and close ally of Abraham Lincoln who served as the state's auditor of public accounts in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Stephen Edward Smith
Stephen Edward Smith was an American lawyer, political strategist, and businessman closely associated with the Kennedy family through both marriage and his work on their political campaigns.
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D.
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and computational plasma physics.
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E.
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian Hendrickson-Smith is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work as a versatile session musician and performer with various prominent bands and artists.
- 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: Alexander D. Smith Triple: [Greater North Borneo languages, proposedBy, Alexander D. Smith]
Generated description
Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander D. Smith Target entity description: Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
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A.
Alexander J. Smits
Alexander J. Smits is a prominent mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for his influential research on turbulent flows and high-speed aerodynamics.
-
B.
Jesse K. Dubois
Jesse K. Dubois was an Illinois politician and close ally of Abraham Lincoln who served as the state's auditor of public accounts in the mid-19th century.
-
C.
Stephen Edward Smith
Stephen Edward Smith was an American lawyer, political strategist, and businessman closely associated with the Kennedy family through both marriage and his work on their political campaigns.
-
D.
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and computational plasma physics.
-
E.
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian Hendrickson-Smith is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work as a versatile session musician and performer with various prominent bands and artists.
- 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_69a4942b30f08190a91c60573e16b5ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bdc0f8d08190b340012a9eb26275 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad4680a04481909e828a70d7fb24ed |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad470cdcd8819094bfc66d0cb38295 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad47692f288190892e48c2bd87df90 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.