Triple

T12797773
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Scott Aaronson E305932 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin
The David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin is a prestigious endowed chair in the University of Texas at Austin’s computer science department, held by leading researchers in the field.
E1002084 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: David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin | Statement: [Scott Aaronson, positionHeld, David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin
Context triple: [Scott Aaronson, positionHeld, David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin]
  • A. Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University
    The Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University is an endowed academic chair in Columbia’s Computer Science Department, notably held by renowned computer scientist Alfred V. Aho.
  • B. Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University
    The Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Harvard's computer science department, once held by programming languages and security researcher Greg Morrisett.
  • C. Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego
    The Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s CSE department, historically held by prominent computer scientists such as Ronald L. Graham.
  • D. Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences
    The Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, known for having been held by pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
  • E. Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
    The Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by distinguished faculty in the field of computer science.
  • 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: David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin
Triple: [Scott Aaronson, positionHeld, David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin]
Generated description
The David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin is a prestigious endowed chair in the University of Texas at Austin’s computer science department, held by leading researchers in the field.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin
Target entity description: The David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin is a prestigious endowed chair in the University of Texas at Austin’s computer science department, held by leading researchers in the field.
  • A. Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University
    The Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University is an endowed academic chair in Columbia’s Computer Science Department, notably held by renowned computer scientist Alfred V. Aho.
  • B. Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University
    The Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Harvard's computer science department, once held by programming languages and security researcher Greg Morrisett.
  • C. Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego
    The Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s CSE department, historically held by prominent computer scientists such as Ronald L. Graham.
  • D. Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences
    The Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, known for having been held by pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
  • E. Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
    The Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by distinguished faculty in the field of computer science.
  • 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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d96e6f858c8190915ede38e9a6a2df completed April 10, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6850d6ebc8190aaffcac09f4b15eb completed May 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6863fada48190afe2ff7896a60094 completed May 2, 2026, 11:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f686bcac94819088782273effbb06a completed May 2, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.