Triple

T1269223
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Faulkner E15670 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia
The Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia is a distinguished literary post created to host prominent authors on campus for teaching, mentorship, and public engagement in the literary arts.
E145078 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: Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia | Statement: [William Faulkner, positionHeld, Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia
Context triple: [William Faulkner, positionHeld, Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia]
  • A. Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
    The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
  • B. Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
    The Chancellor of the College of William & Mary is a ceremonial leadership role traditionally held by distinguished public figures who serve as symbolic heads and advocates for the historic university.
  • C. Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University
    The Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the English department historically held by distinguished scholars and writers in the fields of rhetoric, oratory, and literature.
  • D. Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
    The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
  • E. Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
    The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
  • 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: Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia
Triple: [William Faulkner, positionHeld, Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia]
Generated description
The Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia is a distinguished literary post created to host prominent authors on campus for teaching, mentorship, and public engagement in the literary arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia
Target entity description: The Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia is a distinguished literary post created to host prominent authors on campus for teaching, mentorship, and public engagement in the literary arts.
  • A. Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
    The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
  • B. Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
    The Chancellor of the College of William & Mary is a ceremonial leadership role traditionally held by distinguished public figures who serve as symbolic heads and advocates for the historic university.
  • C. Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University
    The Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the English department historically held by distinguished scholars and writers in the fields of rhetoric, oratory, and literature.
  • D. Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
    The Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is a prestigious, elected academic post traditionally held by distinguished poets and critics who deliver public lectures and contribute to the university’s literary life.
  • E. Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
    The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
  • 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c03aaa8c8190bacb7de5a38329da completed March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac99898bdc8190bbbe28083b4a548b completed March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac9abcc2ec8190acdec5d7cbf42b42 completed March 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac9b1ea9c48190ad1520f2f67111dd completed March 7, 2026, 9:39 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.