Triple
T3932772
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Cohen |
E90832
|
entity |
| Predicate | succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfDefenseBy |
P52611
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Donald Rumsfeld |
E14094
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Donald Rumsfeld | Statement: [William Cohen, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfDefenseBy, Donald Rumsfeld]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Rumsfeld Context triple: [William Cohen, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfDefenseBy, Donald Rumsfeld]
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A.
Donald Rumsfeld
chosen
Donald Rumsfeld was an American politician and businessman best known for serving twice as U.S. Secretary of Defense, including during the George W. Bush administration and the Iraq War.
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B.
Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld
Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld is an American public figure best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and for her involvement in charitable and civic activities.
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C.
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
Lt. Mark Rumsfield is a militaristic, eccentric ex-soldier and suburban neighbor in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs," known for his over-the-top paranoia and tactical antics.
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D.
Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
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E.
Frank Carlucci
Frank Carlucci was an American politician and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan before later becoming a prominent business executive.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfDefenseBy Context triple: [William Cohen, succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfDefenseBy, Donald Rumsfeld]
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A.
hasUSSecretaryOfDefense
Indicates that an entity has, or is associated with, a specific individual serving in the role of United States Secretary of Defense.
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B.
presidentDuringDefenseSecretaryTenure
Indicates that the subject person was the president of a country during the time period in which the object person served as that country’s defense secretary.
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C.
succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfStateBy
Indicates that one individual was followed in the role of Secretary of State by another individual, who took over the office after them.
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D.
precededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfStateBy
Indicates that one person assumed the role of Secretary of State after another specific person, who held the office immediately before them.
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E.
succeededByAsSecretaryOfTheNavy
Indicates that one person was followed in the role of Secretary of the Navy by another person.
- 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_69aed95f26e0819094b0e71974543a19 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeedaaf3c881909539831bf3a8bf10 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5338afa348190bc5ac0b0319c6e45 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aee7625ad4819097e4e8a168c19274 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69aeed3260cc8190bf294bdab507b1f9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:23 p.m.