Triple
T16041514
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bulger |
E389107
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William M. Bulger
William M. Bulger is an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and longtime president of the Massachusetts Senate who later served as president of the University of Massachusetts.
|
E1190767
|
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: William M. Bulger | Statement: [Bulger, hasNotableBearer, William M. Bulger]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Bulger Context triple: [Bulger, hasNotableBearer, William M. Bulger]
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A.
Ralph B. O’Neill
Ralph B. O’Neill was a notable figure associated with California’s water development history, commemorated by having the O’Neill Forebay reservoir named in his honor.
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B.
Edward M. Egan
Edward M. Egan was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 21st century.
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C.
Raymond L. Flynn
Raymond L. Flynn is a former mayor of Boston and U.S. ambassador to the Holy See known for his influential role in the city’s political and civic life.
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D.
John P. McGovern
John P. McGovern was an American allergist, medical educator, and philanthropist known for his significant contributions to medicine and support of biomedical humanities and ethics.
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E.
John Foley
John Foley is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including a Jesuit priest and hymn composer, a former Peloton CEO, and various athletes and public figures.
- 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: William M. Bulger Triple: [Bulger, hasNotableBearer, William M. Bulger]
Generated description
William M. Bulger is an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and longtime president of the Massachusetts Senate who later served as president of the University of Massachusetts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Bulger Target entity description: William M. Bulger is an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and longtime president of the Massachusetts Senate who later served as president of the University of Massachusetts.
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A.
Ralph B. O’Neill
Ralph B. O’Neill was a notable figure associated with California’s water development history, commemorated by having the O’Neill Forebay reservoir named in his honor.
-
B.
Edward M. Egan
Edward M. Egan was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 21st century.
-
C.
Raymond L. Flynn
Raymond L. Flynn is a former mayor of Boston and U.S. ambassador to the Holy See known for his influential role in the city’s political and civic life.
-
D.
John P. McGovern
John P. McGovern was an American allergist, medical educator, and philanthropist known for his significant contributions to medicine and support of biomedical humanities and ethics.
-
E.
John Foley
John Foley is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including a Jesuit priest and hymn composer, a former Peloton CEO, and various athletes and public figures.
- 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_69d86dada3808190825d5f80d72fbe88 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e18340686881909135fc43a0a71b20 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffdbd77c5481908644742a8a8f3e68 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffdc4f3d488190a5d1bffd4432ac32 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffdd0392e08190af42a0cdc5dd4c1f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.