Triple
T17293026
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Martin Raff |
E419834
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableStudent |
P4838
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ben Barres
Ben Barres was a pioneering American neurobiologist known for his groundbreaking research on glial cells and for being a prominent transgender scientist and advocate for gender equality in science.
|
E1259803
|
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: Ben Barres | Statement: [Martin Raff, notableStudent, Ben Barres]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Barres Context triple: [Martin Raff, notableStudent, Ben Barres]
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A.
Fred Gage
Fred Gage is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work demonstrating that the adult human brain can generate new neurons, fundamentally reshaping understanding of brain plasticity.
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B.
Robert Malenka
Robert Malenka is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic plasticity and the cellular mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and psychiatric disorders.
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C.
Kenneth A. Jessell
Kenneth A. Jessell is an American academic administrator and economist who serves as the president of Florida International University.
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D.
Timothy Jessell
Timothy Jessell is an American entertainment lawyer best known as the husband of renowned soprano Renée Fleming.
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E.
Ned Kandel
Ned Kandel is a television producer and writer best known as a co-creator of the horror anthology series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?".
- 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: Ben Barres Triple: [Martin Raff, notableStudent, Ben Barres]
Generated description
Ben Barres was a pioneering American neurobiologist known for his groundbreaking research on glial cells and for being a prominent transgender scientist and advocate for gender equality in science.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Barres Target entity description: Ben Barres was a pioneering American neurobiologist known for his groundbreaking research on glial cells and for being a prominent transgender scientist and advocate for gender equality in science.
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A.
Fred Gage
Fred Gage is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work demonstrating that the adult human brain can generate new neurons, fundamentally reshaping understanding of brain plasticity.
-
B.
Robert Malenka
Robert Malenka is an American neuroscientist renowned for his pioneering work on synaptic plasticity and the cellular mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and psychiatric disorders.
-
C.
Kenneth A. Jessell
Kenneth A. Jessell is an American academic administrator and economist who serves as the president of Florida International University.
-
D.
Timothy Jessell
Timothy Jessell is an American entertainment lawyer best known as the husband of renowned soprano Renée Fleming.
-
E.
Ned Kandel
Ned Kandel is a television producer and writer best known as a co-creator of the horror anthology series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?".
- 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_69d886db32608190a61e18862c5a8af6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43785383881908ec61ddf5e2193cf |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01795b0c5881909b304e556986d504 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0179b89744819095cdae1831c38d10 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a017a0d6b848190bd306cf2f588543d |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:41 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.