Triple

T1217104
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of California, Davis E26130 entity
Predicate chancellor P325 FINISHED
Object Gary S. May
Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
 E187225 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: Gary S. May | Statement: [University of California, Davis, chancellor, Gary S. May]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gary S. May
Context triple: [University of California, Davis, chancellor, Gary S. May]
  • A. Robert B. Bowler
    Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
  • B. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • C. Donald W. Loveland
    Donald W. Loveland is a logician and computer scientist known for his influential contributions to automated theorem proving and logic in computer science.
  • D. Robert G. Bratcher
    Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
  • E. Paul G. Hoffman
    Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
  • 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: Gary S. May
Triple: [University of California, Davis, chancellor, Gary S. May]
Generated description
Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gary S. May
Target entity description: Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
  • A. Robert B. Bowler
    Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
  • B. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • C. Donald W. Loveland
    Donald W. Loveland is a logician and computer scientist known for his influential contributions to automated theorem proving and logic in computer science.
  • D. Robert G. Bratcher
    Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
  • E. Paul G. Hoffman
    Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
  • 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_69a4948331fc8190b531ac9bec71c491 completed March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4be06d6308190a44c505e6b5e8d42 completed March 1, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad67f9b0dc8190a5b38450c227eac5 completed March 8, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad68d482948190852098c5e80ad67b completed March 8, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad693e60048190bb2179a958a72452 completed March 8, 2026, 12:19 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.