Triple

T14230106
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Henry Holmes E352727 entity
Predicate memberOf P10 FINISHED
Object Smithsonian staff
Smithsonian staff refers to the employees and researchers who work for the Smithsonian Institution, contributing to its museums, research centers, and educational programs.
 E1088079 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: Smithsonian staff | Statement: [William Henry Holmes, memberOf, Smithsonian staff]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Smithsonian staff
Context triple: [William Henry Holmes, memberOf, Smithsonian staff]
  • A. Smithsonian administrative offices
    The Smithsonian administrative offices are the central organizational units that manage the Smithsonian Institution’s internal operations, policies, and support services across its museums and research centers.
  • B. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
    Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is the research library and archival system of the Smithsonian Institution, preserving and providing access to extensive collections that support scholarship in art, history, culture, and science.
  • C. Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
    The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is the governing body that oversees the policies, administration, and overall direction of the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers.
  • D. Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
    Smithsonian Institution archaeologists are professional researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian who conduct scientific excavations and analyses of archaeological sites and artifacts.
  • E. Smithsonian Institution Archives
    The Smithsonian Institution Archives is the official repository that preserves and provides access to the historical records and institutional memory of the Smithsonian Institution.
  • 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: Smithsonian staff
Triple: [William Henry Holmes, memberOf, Smithsonian staff]
Generated description
Smithsonian staff refers to the employees and researchers who work for the Smithsonian Institution, contributing to its museums, research centers, and educational programs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Smithsonian staff
Target entity description: Smithsonian staff refers to the employees and researchers who work for the Smithsonian Institution, contributing to its museums, research centers, and educational programs.
  • A. Smithsonian administrative offices
    The Smithsonian administrative offices are the central organizational units that manage the Smithsonian Institution’s internal operations, policies, and support services across its museums and research centers.
  • B. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
    Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is the research library and archival system of the Smithsonian Institution, preserving and providing access to extensive collections that support scholarship in art, history, culture, and science.
  • C. Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
    The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is the governing body that oversees the policies, administration, and overall direction of the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers.
  • D. Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
    Smithsonian Institution archaeologists are professional researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian who conduct scientific excavations and analyses of archaeological sites and artifacts.
  • E. Smithsonian Institution Archives
    The Smithsonian Institution Archives is the official repository that preserves and provides access to the historical records and institutional memory of the Smithsonian Institution.
  • 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_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de622b89fc8190af08dab9e1976759 completed April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd2819bfec8190b555632338c53740 completed May 8, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd2c3388f0819085aa203ec88fe81e completed May 8, 2026, 12:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd2cc71b248190aa78697c5bc397e6 completed May 8, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.