Triple
T435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Public Welfare Medal |
E8
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was an American engineer and business executive who led the Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms and was widely recognized for his contributions to industry and public service.
|
E1858
|
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: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. | Statement: [Public Welfare Medal, notableRecipient, Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Context triple: [Public Welfare Medal, notableRecipient, Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.]
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A.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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B.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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C.
Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis is an American businessman, investor, and sports team owner best known for leading Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns several major Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises.
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D.
Neal Lane
Neal Lane is an American physicist and science policy leader who served as Director of the National Science Foundation and later as the White House Science Advisor.
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E.
Robert Kraft
Robert Kraft is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist best known as the longtime owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots.
- 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: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Triple: [Public Welfare Medal, notableRecipient, Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.]
Generated description
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was an American engineer and business executive who led the Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms and was widely recognized for his contributions to industry and public service.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Target entity description: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was an American engineer and business executive who led the Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms and was widely recognized for his contributions to industry and public service.
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A.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
B.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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C.
Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis is an American businessman, investor, and sports team owner best known for leading Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns several major Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises.
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D.
Neal Lane
Neal Lane is an American physicist and science policy leader who served as Director of the National Science Foundation and later as the White House Science Advisor.
-
E.
Robert Kraft
Robert Kraft is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist best known as the longtime owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots.
- 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_69a222a954e48190b48f126a67485661 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a22919c9988190aa35ab58627ff950 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a248d31b848190bad943bca271fca0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2496e8d8081908224d3b8c8e9281f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24a20f1608190afcf1281c34eea76 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:51 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m.