Triple

T12128210

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Stanley Cavell	`E288862`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University The Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair in philosophy focused on aesthetics and value theory.	`E963062`	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: Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University | Statement: [Stanley Cavell, positionHeld, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University
Context triple: [Stanley Cavell, positionHeld, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University]

A. Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
B. Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Harvard, historically associated with leading scholars such as Charles Eliot Norton.
C. Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s Economics Department held by leading scholars such as Gregory Mankiw.
D. Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
E. Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s economics department held by leading scholars in the field.
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: Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University
Triple: [Stanley Cavell, positionHeld, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University]

Generated description

The Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair in philosophy focused on aesthetics and value theory.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University
Target entity description: The Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University is a distinguished endowed chair in philosophy focused on aesthetics and value theory.

A. Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
B. Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of the History of Fine Arts at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in art history at Harvard, historically associated with leading scholars such as Charles Eliot Norton.
C. Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s Economics Department held by leading scholars such as Gregory Mankiw.
D. Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
E. Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s economics department held by leading scholars in the field.
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_69d6ab4b5e4c81909950b17151eb0951`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d9157ce6b88190b16592cc48244db3`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f5f688ad2481909d11782c44b3217f`	completed	May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f5fdebe3fc81909a5bb23a943c3c43`	completed	May 2, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f5fef775508190ab3be470821c5a50`	completed	May 2, 2026, 1:41 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.