Triple
T16036488
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Balzac v. Porto Rico |
E388980
|
entity |
| Predicate | ChiefJusticeAtDecision |
P6504
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Howard Taft |
E19987
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: William Howard Taft | Statement: [Balzac v. Porto Rico, ChiefJusticeAtDecision, William Howard Taft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Howard Taft Context triple: [Balzac v. Porto Rico, ChiefJusticeAtDecision, William Howard Taft]
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A.
William Howard Taft III
William Howard Taft III was an American diplomat and academic who notably served as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland in the mid-20th century.
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B.
President William Howard Taft
chosen
President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.
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C.
Horace Dwight Taft
Horace Dwight Taft was an American educator best known as the founder and long-time headmaster of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.
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D.
Joseph H. Taft
Joseph H. Taft was an architect known for designing institutional buildings such as the Main Laboratory Building.
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E.
Henry W. Taft
Henry W. Taft was an American antitrust lawyer and public servant, known as the brother of U.S. President William Howard Taft and a prominent figure in early 20th-century legal and civic affairs.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: ChiefJusticeAtDecision Context triple: [Balzac v. Porto Rico, ChiefJusticeAtDecision, William Howard Taft]
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A.
chiefJusticeAtDecision
chosen
Indicates that the specified person was serving as the chief justice at the time a particular decision was made.
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B.
chiefJusticePresiding
Indicates that a specified chief justice is the one formally presiding over a particular court session, case, or judicial proceeding.
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C.
chiefJustice
Indicates that one entity serves as the chief justice (the highest-ranking judicial officer) of another entity, such as a court or jurisdiction.
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D.
chiefJusticeOrder
Indicates that a chief justice issues, authorizes, or is responsible for a formal judicial order or directive.
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E.
caseDecidedBy
Indicates that a legal case is resolved or adjudicated by a specific decision-making authority, such as a judge or court.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d86dada3808190825d5f80d72fbe88 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1ff63edb0819092cbb671967bbdcd |
completed | April 17, 2026, 9:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fff295a0e08190b80d363f0a48094a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e1826f34c081908005bb736f1c485d |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.