Triple
T15218401
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael Froman |
E363697
|
entity |
| Predicate | succeededBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Lighthizer
Robert Lighthizer is an American lawyer and trade official who served as the United States Trade Representative under President Donald Trump, known for his hardline stance on trade negotiations, particularly with China.
|
E1143969
|
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 Lighthizer | Statement: [Michael Froman, succeededBy, Robert Lighthizer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Lighthizer Context triple: [Michael Froman, succeededBy, Robert Lighthizer]
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A.
Hank Gowdy
Hank Gowdy was a standout Major League Baseball catcher best known for his star performance in the 1914 World Series and for being the first active MLB player to enlist for military service in World War I.
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B.
Brian Deese
Brian Deese is an American economic policy advisor who served as a key White House official under President Barack Obama, playing a central role in the administration’s response to the financial crisis and later directing the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden.
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C.
Mark Esper
Mark Esper is an American defense official and former U.S. Secretary of Defense who served under President Donald Trump.
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D.
William Pelham Barr
William Pelham Barr is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
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E.
Merrick Brian Garland
Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the Attorney General of the United States and formerly the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
- 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 Lighthizer Triple: [Michael Froman, succeededBy, Robert Lighthizer]
Generated description
Robert Lighthizer is an American lawyer and trade official who served as the United States Trade Representative under President Donald Trump, known for his hardline stance on trade negotiations, particularly with China.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Lighthizer Target entity description: Robert Lighthizer is an American lawyer and trade official who served as the United States Trade Representative under President Donald Trump, known for his hardline stance on trade negotiations, particularly with China.
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A.
Hank Gowdy
Hank Gowdy was a standout Major League Baseball catcher best known for his star performance in the 1914 World Series and for being the first active MLB player to enlist for military service in World War I.
-
B.
Brian Deese
Brian Deese is an American economic policy advisor who served as a key White House official under President Barack Obama, playing a central role in the administration’s response to the financial crisis and later directing the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden.
-
C.
Mark Esper
Mark Esper is an American defense official and former U.S. Secretary of Defense who served under President Donald Trump.
-
D.
William Pelham Barr
William Pelham Barr is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
-
E.
Merrick Brian Garland
Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the Attorney General of the United States and formerly the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
- 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_69d85a0ce24c81909c4d3b6475548c95 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0076f90c481909989befe031a2cae |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fed345d58c81908a8fd182c0fe7c15 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fed7620d948190858c3b4acae0cbf5 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fed7d9934c8190bd2d00830e5d33bb |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:11 a.m.