Triple

T1451918
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Elwyn R. Berlekamp E31309 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object David Slepian
David Slepian was an American mathematician and electrical engineer known for his influential work in information theory and communications, including the development of the Slepian–Wolf coding theorem.
E165814 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: David Slepian | Statement: [Elwyn R. Berlekamp, doctoralAdvisor, David Slepian]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Slepian
Context triple: [Elwyn R. Berlekamp, doctoralAdvisor, David Slepian]
  • A. Alan S. Willsky
    Alan S. Willsky is an American electrical engineer and MIT professor emeritus renowned for his contributions to statistical signal processing and control theory.
  • B. Ben Selvin
    Ben Selvin was an American bandleader and prolific recording artist of the early 20th century, often called the "Dean of Recorded Music" for his vast output during the jazz and dance band eras.
  • C. Leo Beranek
    Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
  • D. Richard Lipton
    Richard Lipton is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and cryptography, including contributions to complexity theory and algorithm design.
  • E. Ray Hyman
    Ray Hyman is an American psychologist, skeptic, and prominent critic of parapsychology known for his work in scientifically investigating and debunking paranormal claims.
  • 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: David Slepian
Triple: [Elwyn R. Berlekamp, doctoralAdvisor, David Slepian]
Generated description
David Slepian was an American mathematician and electrical engineer known for his influential work in information theory and communications, including the development of the Slepian–Wolf coding theorem.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Slepian
Target entity description: David Slepian was an American mathematician and electrical engineer known for his influential work in information theory and communications, including the development of the Slepian–Wolf coding theorem.
  • A. Alan S. Willsky
    Alan S. Willsky is an American electrical engineer and MIT professor emeritus renowned for his contributions to statistical signal processing and control theory.
  • B. Ben Selvin
    Ben Selvin was an American bandleader and prolific recording artist of the early 20th century, often called the "Dean of Recorded Music" for his vast output during the jazz and dance band eras.
  • C. Leo Beranek
    Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
  • D. Richard Lipton
    Richard Lipton is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and cryptography, including contributions to complexity theory and algorithm design.
  • E. Ray Hyman
    Ray Hyman is an American psychologist, skeptic, and prominent critic of parapsychology known for his work in scientifically investigating and debunking paranormal claims.
  • 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_69a499171a28819085b993a3ac78e363 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c57d34cc8190801b769d9d9b2e2e completed March 1, 2026, 11:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad08c6f7c881908d1ef9f7897895a6 completed March 8, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad0a53fa6c8190bc44e8a3f9aec62f completed March 8, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad0aefb1c88190a368d68454a0b9d0 completed March 8, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.