Triple

T12215542

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	John McDowell	`E291073`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Fellow of University College, Oxford A Fellow of University College, Oxford is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the college within the University of Oxford.	`E969166`	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: Fellow of University College, Oxford | Statement: [John McDowell, positionHeld, Fellow of University College, Oxford]

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

Target entity: Fellow of University College, Oxford
Context triple: [John McDowell, positionHeld, Fellow of University College, Oxford]

A. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
B. Warden of Merton College, Oxford
The Warden of Merton College, Oxford is the head and chief academic and administrative officer of Merton College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
C. Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
The Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford is the head of the college responsible for its academic leadership, governance, and representation within the University of Oxford.
D. Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford
The Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford is the head of the college, responsible for its leadership, governance, and academic direction within the University of Oxford.
E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the university’s chief executive officer, responsible for its academic leadership, strategic direction, and overall administration.
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: Fellow of University College, Oxford
Triple: [John McDowell, positionHeld, Fellow of University College, Oxford]

Generated description

A Fellow of University College, Oxford is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the college within the University of Oxford.

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

Target entity: Fellow of University College, Oxford
Target entity description: A Fellow of University College, Oxford is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the college within the University of Oxford.

A. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
B. Warden of Merton College, Oxford
The Warden of Merton College, Oxford is the head and chief academic and administrative officer of Merton College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
C. Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
The Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford is the head of the college responsible for its academic leadership, governance, and representation within the University of Oxford.
D. Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford
The Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford is the head of the college, responsible for its leadership, governance, and academic direction within the University of Oxford.
E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the university’s chief executive officer, responsible for its academic leadership, strategic direction, and overall administration.
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_69d6ab65923081909acfc61b7a612233`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d91c931cec819083ca19be06a33e1c`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f60aa13f64819096dc23295a6f0cdb`	completed	May 2, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f60bdca250819090b4b4cc84d343f4`	completed	May 2, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f60cd1668881908f43d895fcfba0aa`	completed	May 2, 2026, 2:40 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.