Triple

T1406268
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robin Hanson E31698 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object James Coleman
James Coleman was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, education, and the development of rational choice approaches in sociology.
 E161134 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: James Coleman | Statement: [Robin Hanson, doctoralAdvisor, James Coleman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Coleman
Context triple: [Robin Hanson, doctoralAdvisor, James Coleman]
  • A. James Coleman
    James Coleman is a physicist and engineer known for his work in semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics.
  • B. Harry Edwards
    Harry Edwards is an American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his work on race and sports, including his role in organizing the 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights.
  • C. John A. Wilson
    John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • D. Kevin Phillips
    Kevin Phillips was an American political strategist and writer known for shaping and popularizing the Republican Party’s “Southern Strategy” and analyzing long-term shifts in U.S. electoral politics.
  • E. John C. Brown
    John C. Brown is a political figure who served as Governor of California and resided in the California Governor's Mansion during his tenure.
  • 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: James Coleman
Triple: [Robin Hanson, doctoralAdvisor, James Coleman]
Generated description
James Coleman was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, education, and the development of rational choice approaches in sociology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Coleman
Target entity description: James Coleman was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, education, and the development of rational choice approaches in sociology.
  • A. James Coleman
    James Coleman is a physicist and engineer known for his work in semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics.
  • B. Harry Edwards
    Harry Edwards is an American sociologist and civil rights activist best known for his work on race and sports, including his role in organizing the 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights.
  • C. John A. Wilson
    John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • D. Kevin Phillips
    Kevin Phillips was an American political strategist and writer known for shaping and popularizing the Republican Party’s “Southern Strategy” and analyzing long-term shifts in U.S. electoral politics.
  • E. John C. Brown
    John C. Brown is a political figure who served as Governor of California and resided in the California Governor's Mansion during his tenure.
  • 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c3be10348190ade8a73780d2c008 completed March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ace5770ea08190ac91b47a4ed5bf35 completed March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ace62a94e88190883d25cdb748e8c1 completed March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ace68ab3788190bc3b55dd9a0fe267 completed March 8, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.