Triple
T14230453
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bureau of American Ethnology |
E352735
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Matthew W. Stirling
Matthew W. Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his influential leadership in U.S. government-sponsored anthropological research.
|
E1183033
|
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: Matthew W. Stirling | Statement: [Bureau of American Ethnology, director, Matthew W. Stirling]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew W. Stirling Context triple: [Bureau of American Ethnology, director, Matthew W. Stirling]
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A.
William J. McAlpine
William J. McAlpine was a 19th-century American civil engineer and public official known for his leadership in the development and administration of New York’s canal system.
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B.
Donald C. MacPherson
Donald C. MacPherson was the injured consumer whose landmark lawsuit against Buick Motor Company helped establish modern product liability law in the United States.
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C.
Angus G. Wynne
Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
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D.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
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E.
William Ross
William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor known for his work on numerous film scores and collaborations with major Hollywood productions.
- 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: Matthew W. Stirling Triple: [Bureau of American Ethnology, director, Matthew W. Stirling]
Generated description
Matthew W. Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his influential leadership in U.S. government-sponsored anthropological research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew W. Stirling Target entity description: Matthew W. Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his influential leadership in U.S. government-sponsored anthropological research.
-
A.
William J. McAlpine
William J. McAlpine was a 19th-century American civil engineer and public official known for his leadership in the development and administration of New York’s canal system.
-
B.
Donald C. MacPherson
Donald C. MacPherson was the injured consumer whose landmark lawsuit against Buick Motor Company helped establish modern product liability law in the United States.
-
C.
Angus G. Wynne
Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
-
D.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
-
E.
William Ross
William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor known for his work on numerous film scores and collaborations with major Hollywood productions.
- 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_69ffb02d84d881909aa8a1a3653d37bf |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffb25001d08190abcabfb6ce0e1029 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffb2ab22dc8190b8cb0403ec0a09c4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.