Triple

T2694671
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kenneth N. Waltz E58482 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object John J. Mearsheimer
John J. Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and leading realist theorist in international relations, best known for his work on offensive realism and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
E293470 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: John J. Mearsheimer | Statement: [Kenneth N. Waltz, influenced, John J. Mearsheimer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Mearsheimer
Context triple: [Kenneth N. Waltz, influenced, John J. Mearsheimer]
  • A. Robert O. Keohane
    Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
  • B. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
    Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.
  • C. Kenneth N. Waltz
    Kenneth N. Waltz was a leading American political scientist and founder of neorealism in international relations theory, known for his influential structural analysis of the international system.
  • D. Samuel P. Huntington
    Samuel P. Huntington was an influential American political scientist best known for his theories on civil-military relations, political order, and the "clash of civilizations."
  • E. Samuel Huntington
    Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.
  • 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: John J. Mearsheimer
Triple: [Kenneth N. Waltz, influenced, John J. Mearsheimer]
Generated description
John J. Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and leading realist theorist in international relations, best known for his work on offensive realism and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John J. Mearsheimer
Target entity description: John J. Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and leading realist theorist in international relations, best known for his work on offensive realism and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
  • A. Robert O. Keohane
    Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
  • B. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
    Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.
  • C. Kenneth N. Waltz
    Kenneth N. Waltz was a leading American political scientist and founder of neorealism in international relations theory, known for his influential structural analysis of the international system.
  • D. Samuel P. Huntington
    Samuel P. Huntington was an influential American political scientist best known for his theories on civil-military relations, political order, and the "clash of civilizations."
  • E. Samuel Huntington
    Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.
  • 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_69ab4ac269e481909cb317d79e68b75b completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abda10a9bc81908473d02ab9116cef completed March 7, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afb67e21d481908ce4ec01603767bb completed March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afb726182081909570e4cb7a364e4d completed March 10, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afb78f9d08819087d6f31fe1e4e61c completed March 10, 2026, 6:17 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.