Triple
T1929001
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iowa Writers' Workshop |
E40896
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lan Samantha Chang
Lan Samantha Chang is an American novelist and short story writer known for her explorations of Chinese American identity and for serving as director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
|
E215359
|
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: Lan Samantha Chang | Statement: [Iowa Writers' Workshop, notableAlumni, Lan Samantha Chang]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lan Samantha Chang Context triple: [Iowa Writers' Workshop, notableAlumni, Lan Samantha Chang]
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A.
Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling is an American journalist, television presenter, and author known for her in-depth reporting and documentary work on social, cultural, and global issues.
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B.
Vivian Chan
Vivian Chan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as science, media, and business.
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C.
Vicky Chun
Vicky Chun is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the director of athletics at Yale University.
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D.
Melissa Chiu
Melissa Chiu is an Australian-born art historian and curator known for her leadership roles in major contemporary art institutions, including directing the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Gwen May-Wan Kao
Gwen May-Wan Kao is best known as the wife and long-time partner of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles K. Kao, often recognized for supporting his pioneering work in fiber-optic communications.
- 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: Lan Samantha Chang Triple: [Iowa Writers' Workshop, notableAlumni, Lan Samantha Chang]
Generated description
Lan Samantha Chang is an American novelist and short story writer known for her explorations of Chinese American identity and for serving as director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lan Samantha Chang Target entity description: Lan Samantha Chang is an American novelist and short story writer known for her explorations of Chinese American identity and for serving as director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
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A.
Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling is an American journalist, television presenter, and author known for her in-depth reporting and documentary work on social, cultural, and global issues.
-
B.
Vivian Chan
Vivian Chan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as science, media, and business.
-
C.
Vicky Chun
Vicky Chun is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the director of athletics at Yale University.
-
D.
Melissa Chiu
Melissa Chiu is an Australian-born art historian and curator known for her leadership roles in major contemporary art institutions, including directing the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
-
E.
Gwen May-Wan Kao
Gwen May-Wan Kao is best known as the wife and long-time partner of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles K. Kao, often recognized for supporting his pioneering work in fiber-optic communications.
- 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_69a8864711648190b07bed24ed76258e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb26593308190835863b760449d04 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adf3ed31448190a2e5d088ab5886b8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adf48412b08190b6ad0f3abf42a081 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adf4f7c908819089ccdc881af10da9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.