Triple

T1292958
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cornell University E27588 entity
Predicate founders P104 FINISHED
Object Andrew Dickson White
Andrew Dickson White was an American educator, diplomat, and historian best known as the co-founder and first president of Cornell University.
E152678 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: Andrew Dickson White | Statement: [Cornell University, founders, Andrew Dickson White]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Dickson White
Context triple: [Cornell University, founders, Andrew Dickson White]
  • A. Daniel Coit Gilman
    Daniel Coit Gilman was an influential American educator and the first president of Johns Hopkins University, known for shaping the modern research university model in the United States.
  • B. Josiah Whitney
    Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
  • C. Stilson Hutchins
    Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Washington Post.
  • D. Abraham Flexner
    Abraham Flexner was an American educator and reformer best known for his influential critique of medical education and for helping to shape modern research institutions in the United States.
  • E. Solomon Willard
    Solomon Willard was a 19th-century American architect and stone carver best known for his influential role in early granite construction and contributions to Boston-area landmarks.
  • 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: Andrew Dickson White
Triple: [Cornell University, founders, Andrew Dickson White]
Generated description
Andrew Dickson White was an American educator, diplomat, and historian best known as the co-founder and first president of Cornell University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Dickson White
Target entity description: Andrew Dickson White was an American educator, diplomat, and historian best known as the co-founder and first president of Cornell University.
  • A. Daniel Coit Gilman
    Daniel Coit Gilman was an influential American educator and the first president of Johns Hopkins University, known for shaping the modern research university model in the United States.
  • B. Josiah Whitney
    Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
  • C. Stilson Hutchins
    Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Washington Post.
  • D. Abraham Flexner
    Abraham Flexner was an American educator and reformer best known for his influential critique of medical education and for helping to shape modern research institutions in the United States.
  • E. Solomon Willard
    Solomon Willard was a 19th-century American architect and stone carver best known for his influential role in early granite construction and contributions to Boston-area landmarks.
  • 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_69a496d4ec448190ad653b2590c46711 completed March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c0f09d5c81909e6dc036fe9c5b4a completed March 1, 2026, 10:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acbf221180819082fc982b043d1085 completed March 8, 2026, 12:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acc246824c819084a4d73bcdd6c449 completed March 8, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acc2be6e1c8190b05437749bc15643 completed March 8, 2026, 12:28 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.