Triple
T16577383
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Axial Age |
E402746
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWithThinker |
P2830
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Confucius
Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.
|
E51982
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Confucius | Statement: [Axial Age, associatedWithThinker, Confucius]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confucius Context triple: [Axial Age, associatedWithThinker, Confucius]
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A.
John
John is the given name of the American architect John Calvin Stevens, noted for his influential Shingle Style and Colonial Revival designs in New England.
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B.
John
John is the given first name of the English writer and composer Anthony Burgess, best known as the author of the dystopian novel "A Clockwork Orange."
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C.
John
John is the given name of John R. Steelman, an American administrator who served as a key aide to President Harry S. Truman.
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D.
John
John is the given first name of Johnny Kilbane, an American featherweight boxing champion from the early 20th century.
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E.
John
John is the given name of John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, a British aristocrat and 10th Duke of Marlborough.
- 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: Confucius Triple: [Axial Age, associatedWithThinker, Confucius]
Generated description
Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confucius Target entity description: Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.
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A.
Confucius
chosen
Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.
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B.
John
John is the first name of Dennis Hastert, the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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C.
John
John is the given first name of American baseball pitcher Rube Benton.
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D.
John
John of Cornwall was a 12th-century Cornish scholar and theologian known for his Latin writings and contributions to medieval intellectual life.
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E.
John
John Seely Brown is an American researcher and former chief scientist at Xerox PARC known for his work on organizational learning, innovation, and the social aspects of technology.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: associatedWithThinker Context triple: [Axial Age, associatedWithThinker, Confucius]
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A.
associatedWithPhilosophicalMovement
Indicates that an entity is linked or connected to a particular philosophical movement, school, or tradition.
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B.
associatedScholar
Indicates a relationship where a scholar is linked or connected to another entity (such as a work, institution, or concept) through relevant academic or intellectual involvement.
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C.
isAssociatedWith
chosen
Indicates that there exists a connection, relationship, or involvement between two entities without specifying its exact nature.
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D.
associatedWithPub
Indicates that an entity has a connection or relationship with a particular publication (e.g., as source, reference, or related work).
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E.
associatedWithWorkOf
Indicates that one entity has a connection or involvement with the work, creation, or output produced by another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3595dd90881909933216bd12505e1 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a006eecbb6c81908abc5659333a4879 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a006fa02870819083c1b25eb4c8ffad |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0070aee0248190b3463b98a739d1ae |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e296a7d9d0819088555bca6c936e79 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 8:23 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.