Triple
T2227979
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Witten |
E48697
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences
The Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences is a prestigious endowed chair at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, held by leading theoretical physicists and mathematicians.
|
E244831
|
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: Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences | Statement: [Edward Witten, positionHeld, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences Context triple: [Edward Witten, positionHeld, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences]
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A.
Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences
The Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, known for having been held by pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
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B.
Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science
The Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science is an endowed academic professorship in computer science, notably held by cryptographer Leonard Adleman.
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C.
Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
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D.
Rector of Imperial College London
The Rector of Imperial College London is the chief academic and administrative leader of Imperial College, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, research, and education.
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E.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
- 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: Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences Triple: [Edward Witten, positionHeld, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences]
Generated description
The Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences is a prestigious endowed chair at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, held by leading theoretical physicists and mathematicians.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences Target entity description: The Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences is a prestigious endowed chair at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, held by leading theoretical physicists and mathematicians.
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A.
Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences
The Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, known for having been held by pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
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B.
Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science
The Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science is an endowed academic professorship in computer science, notably held by cryptographer Leonard Adleman.
-
C.
Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
-
D.
Rector of Imperial College London
The Rector of Imperial College London is the chief academic and administrative leader of Imperial College, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, research, and education.
-
E.
Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
- 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc0670ce48190b98814064bff0517 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6567b64c8190ab718f20bbf033df |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae666bd32c81909ff15201757a6c76 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae66d8ba688190a2102c00fc6231c4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.