Triple
T3541966
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Old Croton Dam |
E74906
|
entity |
| Predicate | architect |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John B. Jervis
John B. Jervis was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer known for his major contributions to canal, railroad, and water-supply infrastructure projects.
|
E367433
|
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 B. Jervis | Statement: [Old Croton Dam, architect, John B. Jervis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Jervis Context triple: [Old Croton Dam, architect, John B. Jervis]
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A.
James W. Nye
James W. Nye was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nevada.
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B.
Christopher Nourse
Christopher Nourse is a British arts administrator and producer known for his leadership roles in major dance and performing arts organizations.
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C.
Louis Nye
Louis Nye was an American comedian and character actor best known for his witty television appearances and recurring roles during the early years of late-night TV.
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D.
McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge Bundy was an American foreign policy expert who served as National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, playing a key role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Walter H. Shorenstein
Walter H. Shorenstein was a prominent American real estate developer and philanthropist known for his influential role in Democratic politics and major support of academic and public policy institutions.
- 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 B. Jervis Triple: [Old Croton Dam, architect, John B. Jervis]
Generated description
John B. Jervis was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer known for his major contributions to canal, railroad, and water-supply infrastructure projects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Jervis Target entity description: John B. Jervis was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer known for his major contributions to canal, railroad, and water-supply infrastructure projects.
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A.
James W. Nye
James W. Nye was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nevada.
-
B.
Christopher Nourse
Christopher Nourse is a British arts administrator and producer known for his leadership roles in major dance and performing arts organizations.
-
C.
Louis Nye
Louis Nye was an American comedian and character actor best known for his witty television appearances and recurring roles during the early years of late-night TV.
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D.
McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge Bundy was an American foreign policy expert who served as National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, playing a key role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War.
-
E.
Walter H. Shorenstein
Walter H. Shorenstein was a prominent American real estate developer and philanthropist known for his influential role in Democratic politics and major support of academic and public policy institutions.
- 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_69ad85d274cc8190ab59c97298a1cfbf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbf73c5e881909a8352512928377b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b38bda9b848190a06b4b7113f97fc1 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 4 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b38c6dbfcc8190897d0c12e8ce4416 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 4:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b38cf9d8188190adb91671d062a6f9 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 4:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m.