Triple

T15159650
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gregory R. Choppin E362173 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
E1140758 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: Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University | Statement: [Gregory R. Choppin, positionHeld, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
Context triple: [Gregory R. Choppin, positionHeld, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University]
  • A. University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
    University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech is a prestigious academic title awarded to select faculty members at Virginia Tech in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement, teaching, and service.
  • B. Alva O. Way University Professor
    The Alva O. Way University Professor is a distinguished endowed professorship at Brown University held by eminent historian Gordon S. Wood.
  • C. president of the University of North Florida
    The president of the University of North Florida is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the university’s academic, administrative, and strategic initiatives.
  • D. Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
    The Chancellor of the State University System of Florida is the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing and coordinating the state’s public universities under the direction of the Florida Board of Governors.
  • E. Auburn University President
    The Auburn University President is the chief executive officer of Auburn University, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and administration.
  • 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: Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
Triple: [Gregory R. Choppin, positionHeld, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University]
Generated description
The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
Target entity description: The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
  • A. University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
    University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech is a prestigious academic title awarded to select faculty members at Virginia Tech in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement, teaching, and service.
  • B. Alva O. Way University Professor
    The Alva O. Way University Professor is a distinguished endowed professorship at Brown University held by eminent historian Gordon S. Wood.
  • C. president of the University of North Florida
    The president of the University of North Florida is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the university’s academic, administrative, and strategic initiatives.
  • D. Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
    The Chancellor of the State University System of Florida is the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing and coordinating the state’s public universities under the direction of the Florida Board of Governors.
  • E. Auburn University President
    The Auburn University President is the chief executive officer of Auburn University, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and administration.
  • 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_69d85a087b7c81908baa94a53dac8d68 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0060dd71881908ecc4a4f52d438a5 completed April 15, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69febffaa4b88190aab36fdae057e6d2 completed May 9, 2026, 5:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fec23c83ac819087633c0f64e50506 completed May 9, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fec2f95a408190850e4d81839822ba completed May 9, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.