Triple

T1221380
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Josiah Whitney E26228 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object Nathaniel Shaler
Nathaniel Shaler was a 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor known for his work in glacial geology and for popularizing geological science through influential writings.
E166981 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: Nathaniel Shaler | Statement: [Josiah Whitney, notableStudent, Nathaniel Shaler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathaniel Shaler
Context triple: [Josiah Whitney, notableStudent, Nathaniel Shaler]
  • A. Charles Ranlett Flint
    Charles Ranlett Flint was an American financier and industrialist best known for orchestrating mergers that led to the creation of major corporations, including the company that became IBM.
  • B. John G. Shedd
    John G. Shedd was a prominent Chicago businessman and philanthropist best known for funding and establishing the Shedd Aquarium.
  • C. George C. Perkins
    George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
  • D. James Gamble Rogers
    James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for designing many of Yale University's Collegiate Gothic buildings in the early 20th century.
  • E. Edward J. Noble
    Edward J. Noble was an American businessman and radio and television executive best known for co-founding the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and for his earlier success with Life Savers candy.
  • 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: Nathaniel Shaler
Triple: [Josiah Whitney, notableStudent, Nathaniel Shaler]
Generated description
Nathaniel Shaler was a 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor known for his work in glacial geology and for popularizing geological science through influential writings.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathaniel Shaler
Target entity description: Nathaniel Shaler was a 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor known for his work in glacial geology and for popularizing geological science through influential writings.
  • A. Charles Ranlett Flint
    Charles Ranlett Flint was an American financier and industrialist best known for orchestrating mergers that led to the creation of major corporations, including the company that became IBM.
  • B. John G. Shedd
    John G. Shedd was a prominent Chicago businessman and philanthropist best known for funding and establishing the Shedd Aquarium.
  • C. George C. Perkins
    George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
  • D. James Gamble Rogers
    James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for designing many of Yale University's Collegiate Gothic buildings in the early 20th century.
  • E. Edward J. Noble
    Edward J. Noble was an American businessman and radio and television executive best known for co-founding the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and for his earlier success with Life Savers candy.
  • 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4be206c108190bb8a5d44fc516c98 completed March 1, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad0e5dd8148190a209257ee29969dd completed March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad0ed1fb608190a9295808e144d0fb completed March 8, 2026, 5:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad0f90cdec81908a981e12184cdd75 completed March 8, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.