Triple

T2739083
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Takeo Kanade E60704 entity
Predicate academicPosition P298 FINISHED
Object U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
The U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University is a distinguished endowed professorship in computer science and robotics held by pioneering computer vision researcher Takeo Kanade.
E295651 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: U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University | Statement: [Takeo Kanade, academicPosition, U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Context triple: [Takeo Kanade, academicPosition, U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University]
  • A. School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
    The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned academic and research institution recognized for pioneering contributions across computer science, artificial intelligence, robotics, and related fields.
  • B. Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
    The Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University is a core academic unit renowned for pioneering research and education in computer science within CMU’s School of Computer Science.
  • C. Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
    The Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is a leading research and education center focused on areas such as natural language processing, machine learning for language, speech recognition, and related AI-driven language technologies.
  • D. board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University
    The board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University is the institution’s governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, financial health, and overall governance.
  • E. CMU College of Engineering
    CMU College of Engineering is the engineering school of Carnegie Mellon University, renowned for its cutting-edge research and education in areas such as robotics, computer engineering, and materials science.
  • 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: U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Triple: [Takeo Kanade, academicPosition, U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University]
Generated description
The U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University is a distinguished endowed professorship in computer science and robotics held by pioneering computer vision researcher Takeo Kanade.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Target entity description: The U. A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University is a distinguished endowed professorship in computer science and robotics held by pioneering computer vision researcher Takeo Kanade.
  • A. School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
    The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned academic and research institution recognized for pioneering contributions across computer science, artificial intelligence, robotics, and related fields.
  • B. Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
    The Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University is a core academic unit renowned for pioneering research and education in computer science within CMU’s School of Computer Science.
  • C. Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
    The Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is a leading research and education center focused on areas such as natural language processing, machine learning for language, speech recognition, and related AI-driven language technologies.
  • D. board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University
    The board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University is the institution’s governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, financial health, and overall governance.
  • E. CMU College of Engineering
    CMU College of Engineering is the engineering school of Carnegie Mellon University, renowned for its cutting-edge research and education in areas such as robotics, computer engineering, and materials science.
  • 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_69ab4b77febc819095603eb012cd141b completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdb147a588190829b74fe05b3a114 completed March 7, 2026, 8 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afbbc607d88190bc35ce56ac26dbf9 completed March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afbce109f48190be1a31d9300dbee6 completed March 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afbda490ac8190bb12598e26b91677 completed March 10, 2026, 6:43 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.