Triple
T16101173
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Seymour Benzer |
E390623
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Spudich
James Spudich is an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction and cell motility.
|
E1193843
|
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: James Spudich | Statement: [Seymour Benzer, doctoralStudent, James Spudich]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Spudich Context triple: [Seymour Benzer, doctoralStudent, James Spudich]
-
A.
Martin Stellman
Martin Stellman is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for his work on socially conscious dramas such as "For Queen and Country" and "Quadrophenia."
-
B.
Dave Bickler
Dave Bickler is an American rock singer best known as the original lead vocalist of the band Survivor and for singing their hit song "Eye of the Tiger."
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C.
Hank Greenspun
Hank Greenspun was an American newspaper publisher, political activist, and philanthropist best known as the influential owner of the Las Vegas Sun.
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D.
Frank Lanning
Frank Lanning was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his supporting roles in numerous Westerns and early Hollywood productions.
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E.
Andy Hertzfeld
Andy Hertzfeld is a pioneering software engineer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh development team and a co-creator of the Mac’s graphical user interface.
- 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: James Spudich Triple: [Seymour Benzer, doctoralStudent, James Spudich]
Generated description
James Spudich is an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction and cell motility.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Spudich Target entity description: James Spudich is an American biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction and cell motility.
-
A.
Martin Stellman
Martin Stellman is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for his work on socially conscious dramas such as "For Queen and Country" and "Quadrophenia."
-
B.
Dave Bickler
Dave Bickler is an American rock singer best known as the original lead vocalist of the band Survivor and for singing their hit song "Eye of the Tiger."
-
C.
Hank Greenspun
Hank Greenspun was an American newspaper publisher, political activist, and philanthropist best known as the influential owner of the Las Vegas Sun.
-
D.
Frank Lanning
Frank Lanning was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his supporting roles in numerous Westerns and early Hollywood productions.
-
E.
Andy Hertzfeld
Andy Hertzfeld is a pioneering software engineer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh development team and a co-creator of the Mac’s graphical user interface.
- 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_69d87f198bc48190a8b7e53ca15b7ead |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1ff68686481909517eed4266729ca |
completed | April 17, 2026, 9:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffeb9d6140819087f9b3dc549c4aec |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffec273abc8190b050c50a395488ba |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffecbd817881909cd8e8c69be1726f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.