Triple

T16503334

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Norman Kemp Smith	`E400853`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh The Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh is a prestigious academic chair devoted to advanced research and teaching in philosophical logic and metaphysical theory at the university.	`E1216911`	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: Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh | Statement: [Norman Kemp Smith, positionHeld, Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh
Context triple: [Norman Kemp Smith, positionHeld, Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh]

A. Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
The Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London is a prestigious academic chair in philosophy historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
B. Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University
The Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University is a distinguished academic chair dedicated to advanced research and teaching in logic, metaphysics, and related areas of philosophy.
C. Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically held by leading figures in analytic philosophy and formal logic.
D. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
E. White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford
The White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in moral philosophy historically held by some of the university’s most influential philosophers.
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: Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh
Triple: [Norman Kemp Smith, positionHeld, Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh]

Generated description

The Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh is a prestigious academic chair devoted to advanced research and teaching in philosophical logic and metaphysical theory at the university.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh
Target entity description: The Stuart Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh is a prestigious academic chair devoted to advanced research and teaching in philosophical logic and metaphysical theory at the university.

A. Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
The Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London is a prestigious academic chair in philosophy historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
B. Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University
The Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University is a distinguished academic chair dedicated to advanced research and teaching in logic, metaphysics, and related areas of philosophy.
C. Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford
The Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically held by leading figures in analytic philosophy and formal logic.
D. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
E. White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford
The White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in moral philosophy historically held by some of the university’s most influential philosophers.
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_69d88381f6148190819958a038be990e`	completed	April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e32e50436c8190836a1bc2baa188b1`	completed	April 18, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a00582e6e288190825af8758097e325`	completed	May 10, 2026, 10:04 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0059cb0e8c81908745e5f5a1c64117`	completed	May 10, 2026, 10:11 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a005ab310f481909193c5c5fe322d2a`	completed	May 10, 2026, 10:15 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:14 a.m.