Triple

T446074
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alfred North Whitehead E7021 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object John B. Cobb Jr.
John B. Cobb Jr. is an American theologian and philosopher best known as a leading figure in process theology and for integrating Alfred North Whitehead’s process thought with Christian theology and ecological concerns.
E144784 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. Cobb Jr. | Statement: [Alfred North Whitehead, influenced, John B. Cobb Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Cobb Jr.
Context triple: [Alfred North Whitehead, influenced, John B. Cobb Jr.]
  • A. James G. Blight
    James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
  • B. Alan S. Boyd
    Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
  • C. Albert D. Wheelon
    Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
  • D. Joseph W. Martin Jr.
    Joseph W. Martin Jr. was an American Republican politician from Massachusetts who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was a prominent congressional leader in the mid-20th century.
  • E. John A. Wilson
    John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • 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. Cobb Jr.
Triple: [Alfred North Whitehead, influenced, John B. Cobb Jr.]
Generated description
John B. Cobb Jr. is an American theologian and philosopher best known as a leading figure in process theology and for integrating Alfred North Whitehead’s process thought with Christian theology and ecological concerns.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Cobb Jr.
Target entity description: John B. Cobb Jr. is an American theologian and philosopher best known as a leading figure in process theology and for integrating Alfred North Whitehead’s process thought with Christian theology and ecological concerns.
  • A. James G. Blight
    James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
  • B. Alan S. Boyd
    Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
  • C. Albert D. Wheelon
    Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
  • D. Joseph W. Martin Jr.
    Joseph W. Martin Jr. was an American Republican politician from Massachusetts who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was a prominent congressional leader in the mid-20th century.
  • E. John A. Wilson
    John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • 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_69a2e7e4676c81909ea0dbdecac0687c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ef479ec08190a659eead6eb0d4d0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac996309fc8190a177034f23807b2e completed March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac9a775230819092f738100573cc63 completed March 7, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac9ad3bec48190be781ddceb7bc21e completed March 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.