Triple
T1278932
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Attorney General of Maryland |
E27278
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas B. Finan
Thomas B. Finan was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Maryland’s Attorney General in the mid-20th century.
|
E326121
|
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: Thomas B. Finan | Statement: [Attorney General of Maryland, positionHeldBy, Thomas B. Finan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas B. Finan Context triple: [Attorney General of Maryland, positionHeldBy, Thomas B. Finan]
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A.
George H. Fallon
George H. Fallon was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland known for his influential role in shaping national transportation policy, including major federal highway legislation.
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B.
Arthur E. Molloy
Arthur E. Molloy was an individual significant enough in marine or exploratory history to have the undersea feature Molloy Deep named in his honor.
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C.
John F. Brady
John F. Brady is an American chemical engineer and applied mathematician known for his influential work in fluid mechanics and complex fluids, particularly in the microhydrodynamics of suspensions.
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D.
William J. Ruane
William J. Ruane was an American value investor and fund manager best known for founding the Sequoia Fund and for his close professional association with Warren Buffett.
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E.
Eugene A. Fitzgerald
Eugene A. Fitzgerald is an American materials scientist and engineer known for pioneering work in semiconductor materials and device technologies.
- 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: Thomas B. Finan Triple: [Attorney General of Maryland, positionHeldBy, Thomas B. Finan]
Generated description
Thomas B. Finan was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Maryland’s Attorney General in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas B. Finan Target entity description: Thomas B. Finan was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Maryland’s Attorney General in the mid-20th century.
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A.
George H. Fallon
George H. Fallon was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland known for his influential role in shaping national transportation policy, including major federal highway legislation.
-
B.
Arthur E. Molloy
Arthur E. Molloy was an individual significant enough in marine or exploratory history to have the undersea feature Molloy Deep named in his honor.
-
C.
John F. Brady
John F. Brady is an American chemical engineer and applied mathematician known for his influential work in fluid mechanics and complex fluids, particularly in the microhydrodynamics of suspensions.
-
D.
William J. Ruane
William J. Ruane was an American value investor and fund manager best known for founding the Sequoia Fund and for his close professional association with Warren Buffett.
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E.
Eugene A. Fitzgerald
Eugene A. Fitzgerald is an American materials scientist and engineer known for pioneering work in semiconductor materials and device technologies.
- 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_69a496d3710c8190955dee8bc0dacb50 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c092eb688190bf42bbd59e4ff289 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b20309280c8190ad9a73397e42267c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b203c541fc8190bcba3d74f7b7bd4b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b204516ac8819094f29f6c68d61465 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.