Triple

T15538414
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Filene family E370409 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object Lincoln Filene
Lincoln Filene was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for helping develop the Filene’s department store chain and for his significant contributions to civic and educational causes.
E1163695 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: Lincoln Filene | Statement: [Filene family, hasNotableMember, Lincoln Filene]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lincoln Filene
Context triple: [Filene family, hasNotableMember, Lincoln Filene]
  • A. Frederick S. Pardee
    Frederick S. Pardee was an American philanthropist and former RAND Corporation researcher known for his major contributions to policy research and higher education, particularly in international and global studies.
  • B. Franklin Haven Sargent
    Franklin Haven Sargent was an American educator and theatrical innovator best known for establishing one of the first professional acting schools in the United States.
  • C. Henry Rago
    Henry Rago was an American poet, professor, and influential literary editor best known for his long tenure shaping the direction of modern poetry in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Norton P. Otis
    Norton P. Otis was an American businessman and politician from New York, known for his role in the elevator industry and service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • E. Winthrop W. Aldrich
    Winthrop W. Aldrich was an American banker and diplomat who served as chairman of Chase National Bank and later as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
  • 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: Lincoln Filene
Triple: [Filene family, hasNotableMember, Lincoln Filene]
Generated description
Lincoln Filene was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for helping develop the Filene’s department store chain and for his significant contributions to civic and educational causes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lincoln Filene
Target entity description: Lincoln Filene was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for helping develop the Filene’s department store chain and for his significant contributions to civic and educational causes.
  • A. Frederick S. Pardee
    Frederick S. Pardee was an American philanthropist and former RAND Corporation researcher known for his major contributions to policy research and higher education, particularly in international and global studies.
  • B. Franklin Haven Sargent
    Franklin Haven Sargent was an American educator and theatrical innovator best known for establishing one of the first professional acting schools in the United States.
  • C. Henry Rago
    Henry Rago was an American poet, professor, and influential literary editor best known for his long tenure shaping the direction of modern poetry in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Norton P. Otis
    Norton P. Otis was an American businessman and politician from New York, known for his role in the elevator industry and service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • E. Winthrop W. Aldrich
    Winthrop W. Aldrich was an American banker and diplomat who served as chairman of Chase National Bank and later as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
  • 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_69d85cc521a08190921fb50319dddc34 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0442f3c688190a599165e526af2ed completed April 16, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff4556ad008190a411ccd3ef0d1e89 completed May 9, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff47590f5c81908da35e6d85452eee completed May 9, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff47d81e408190888b86f3f69ca76e completed May 9, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:07 a.m.