Triple

T16147314
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Walter Isaacson E391817 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
"Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" is a comprehensive biography by Walter Isaacson that explores the life, achievements, and enduring influence of the American founding father Benjamin Franklin.
E1196960 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: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life | Statement: [Walter Isaacson, notableWork, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Context triple: [Walter Isaacson, notableWork, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]
  • A. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin
    The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin is a biographical work by Catherine Drinker Bowen that vividly portrays the political genius, personal complexities, and historical impact of Benjamin Franklin.
  • B. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
    The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is a historical study by Gordon S. Wood that examines how Franklin’s image evolved from colonial loyalist to iconic symbol of American identity and republican virtue.
  • C. Life of John Adams
    Life of John Adams is a multi-volume 19th-century biography of U.S. President John Adams, written by his grandson Charles Francis Adams Sr.
  • D. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a classic, unfinished memoir in which Franklin recounts his life, self-improvement philosophy, and rise from modest origins to statesman and inventor, offering insight into both his character and early American society.
  • E. The Life of George Washington
    The Life of George Washington is a multi-volume 19th-century biography by Washington Irving that chronicles the life, military career, and presidency of the first U.S. president.
  • 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: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Triple: [Walter Isaacson, notableWork, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]
Generated description
"Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" is a comprehensive biography by Walter Isaacson that explores the life, achievements, and enduring influence of the American founding father Benjamin Franklin.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Target entity description: "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" is a comprehensive biography by Walter Isaacson that explores the life, achievements, and enduring influence of the American founding father Benjamin Franklin.
  • A. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin
    The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin is a biographical work by Catherine Drinker Bowen that vividly portrays the political genius, personal complexities, and historical impact of Benjamin Franklin.
  • B. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
    The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is a historical study by Gordon S. Wood that examines how Franklin’s image evolved from colonial loyalist to iconic symbol of American identity and republican virtue.
  • C. Life of John Adams
    Life of John Adams is a multi-volume 19th-century biography of U.S. President John Adams, written by his grandson Charles Francis Adams Sr.
  • D. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a classic, unfinished memoir in which Franklin recounts his life, self-improvement philosophy, and rise from modest origins to statesman and inventor, offering insight into both his character and early American society.
  • E. The Life of George Washington
    The Life of George Washington is a multi-volume 19th-century biography by Washington Irving that chronicles the life, military career, and presidency of the first U.S. president.
  • 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_69d87f1c65e48190aa2b4c472e9bafc4 completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e21d947e68819081b4b7c757ce71b6 completed April 17, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fff7a7dc3481909f933acd72d6feff completed May 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fff81bb0008190947eeff64dc8eb88 completed May 10, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fff8905ce48190b99f8cc3504efba2 completed May 10, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:01 a.m.