Triple
T163558
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States Secretary of Transportation |
E2961
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstHolder |
P291
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan S. Boyd
Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
|
E99435
|
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: Alan S. Boyd | Statement: [United States Secretary of Transportation, firstHolder, Alan S. Boyd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan S. Boyd Context triple: [United States Secretary of Transportation, firstHolder, Alan S. Boyd]
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A.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
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B.
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker was an American cinematographer and visual effects artist best known for his pioneering work on early Hollywood fantasy and adventure films, including the original 1933 King Kong.
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C.
Stephen T. Early
Stephen T. Early was a prominent American government official and longtime press secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt who later became the first U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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D.
Alton G. Keel Jr.
Alton G. Keel Jr. was an American aerospace engineer and government official who held senior defense and space policy roles, including service on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Alan S. Boyd Triple: [United States Secretary of Transportation, firstHolder, Alan S. Boyd]
Generated description
Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan S. Boyd Target entity description: Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
-
A.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
-
B.
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker was an American cinematographer and visual effects artist best known for his pioneering work on early Hollywood fantasy and adventure films, including the original 1933 King Kong.
-
C.
Stephen T. Early
Stephen T. Early was a prominent American government official and longtime press secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt who later became the first U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense.
-
D.
Alton G. Keel Jr.
Alton G. Keel Jr. was an American aerospace engineer and government official who held senior defense and space policy roles, including service on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- 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_69a2524ce1e48190ab066bf72859f474 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2585a1a6481908899ad51211950e8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a79273925c8190aba320775ef88061 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a792fcb75881908562b79005d62b3b |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a793fd988481908ad3c6d2cd46026d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:34 a.m.