Triple
T179755
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sylvia Nasar |
E3657
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Knight Professor of Business Journalism
The Knight Professor of Business Journalism is an endowed academic chair at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism focused on teaching and advancing the coverage of business and economic issues.
|
E22617
|
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: Knight Professor of Business Journalism | Statement: [Sylvia Nasar, positionHeld, Knight Professor of Business Journalism]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knight Professor of Business Journalism Context triple: [Sylvia Nasar, positionHeld, Knight Professor of Business Journalism]
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A.
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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B.
Jeff Jarvis
Jeff Jarvis is an American journalist, media critic, and professor known for his work on digital media, journalism innovation, and the future of news.
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C.
Provost of Rice University
The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
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D.
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
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E.
Professor Malcolm Press
Professor Malcolm Press is a British academic and university leader who has served as Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University.
- 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: Knight Professor of Business Journalism Triple: [Sylvia Nasar, positionHeld, Knight Professor of Business Journalism]
Generated description
The Knight Professor of Business Journalism is an endowed academic chair at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism focused on teaching and advancing the coverage of business and economic issues.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knight Professor of Business Journalism Target entity description: The Knight Professor of Business Journalism is an endowed academic chair at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism focused on teaching and advancing the coverage of business and economic issues.
-
A.
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
-
B.
Jeff Jarvis
Jeff Jarvis is an American journalist, media critic, and professor known for his work on digital media, journalism innovation, and the future of news.
-
C.
Provost of Rice University
The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
-
D.
Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University
The Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for a distinguished scholar of university-wide stature.
-
E.
Professor Malcolm Press
Professor Malcolm Press is a British academic and university leader who has served as Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University.
- 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_69a25374990081909766d30c79a18e0e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25901a9188190b8f510bec8c8e7f2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2f0b71080819086362f6036b41162 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2f12e5f548190a0fb3ca1cb059be1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2f3967dac81908076c3be2056f45f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:39 a.m.