Triple
T12878361
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert J. Alpern |
E308022
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University
The Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Yale's School of Medicine, held by a leading physician-scientist recognized for outstanding contributions to medical research and education.
|
E1007781
|
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: Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University | Statement: [Robert J. Alpern, positionHeld, Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University Context triple: [Robert J. Alpern, positionHeld, Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University]
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A.
Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the chief academic and administrative leader responsible for overseeing the institution’s medical education, research, and clinical missions.
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B.
President of Rockefeller University
The President of Rockefeller University is the chief executive and academic leader of the renowned biomedical research institution in New York City.
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C.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
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D.
Yale University Provost
The Yale University Provost is the institution’s chief academic and budget officer, overseeing academic policies, resource allocation, and strategic planning across the university.
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E.
Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University
The Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University is a prestigious endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar in the humanities at Yale.
- 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: Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University Triple: [Robert J. Alpern, positionHeld, Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University]
Generated description
The Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Yale's School of Medicine, held by a leading physician-scientist recognized for outstanding contributions to medical research and education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University Target entity description: The Ensign Professor of Medicine at Yale University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Yale's School of Medicine, held by a leading physician-scientist recognized for outstanding contributions to medical research and education.
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A.
Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the chief academic and administrative leader responsible for overseeing the institution’s medical education, research, and clinical missions.
-
B.
President of Rockefeller University
The President of Rockefeller University is the chief executive and academic leader of the renowned biomedical research institution in New York City.
-
C.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
-
D.
Yale University Provost
The Yale University Provost is the institution’s chief academic and budget officer, overseeing academic policies, resource allocation, and strategic planning across the university.
-
E.
Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University
The Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University is a prestigious endowed chair awarded to a leading scholar in the humanities at Yale.
- 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_69d7bdf69bc48190af6c2621f28ca351 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d970fa8474819086a8af3c90f3ca84 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f69bba33c081909c0050ff7b868a8e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f69df1032881909255e506ddfd9c9f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f69ea645a0819095edc112b9ed9bff |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:38 p.m.