Triple

T3281046
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Henry Louis Gates Jr. E68871 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
E343929 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: Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University | Statement: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., positionHeld, Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., positionHeld, Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University]
  • A. Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
    The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University
    The Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars of exceptional achievement and influence in their fields.
  • D. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
    The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
  • E. University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University
    Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and his influential work on U.S. foreign policy.
  • 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: Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
Triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., positionHeld, Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University]
Generated description
The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University
Target entity description: The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by leading scholars, notably in African and African American studies and related fields.
  • A. Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University
    The Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to their academic fields.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University
    The Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair reserved for distinguished scholars of exceptional achievement and influence in their fields.
  • D. Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
    The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
  • E. University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University
    Joseph S. Nye Jr. is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and his influential work on U.S. foreign policy.
  • 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_69ad859c463481909ca4be267336c290 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb032d76c81909c568a4e56d12ce9 completed March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2e851d2bc8190ba887cd1c81c880d completed March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2e8e42ecc8190b81d1b64f9fba0c1 completed March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2e954ec18819096f31feb9e985b6a completed March 12, 2026, 4:27 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.