Triple

T5208535
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven Chu E117570 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Eugene Commins
Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
E507940 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: Eugene Commins | Statement: [Steven Chu, doctoralAdvisor, Eugene Commins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eugene Commins
Context triple: [Steven Chu, doctoralAdvisor, Eugene Commins]
  • A. Brían F. O'Byrne
    Brían F. O'Byrne is an Irish actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in projects such as "Mildred Pierce," "Brooklyn," and "Little Boy Blue."
  • B. Patrick Eagan
    Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
  • C. John Killoran
    John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
  • D. Roger O'Connor
    Roger O'Connor was an Irish nationalist and writer known for his radical political views in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • E. Patrick J. Durkan
    Patrick J. Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
  • 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: Eugene Commins
Triple: [Steven Chu, doctoralAdvisor, Eugene Commins]
Generated description
Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eugene Commins
Target entity description: Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
  • A. Brían F. O'Byrne
    Brían F. O'Byrne is an Irish actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in projects such as "Mildred Pierce," "Brooklyn," and "Little Boy Blue."
  • B. Patrick Eagan
    Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
  • C. John Killoran
    John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
  • D. Roger O'Connor
    Roger O'Connor was an Irish nationalist and writer known for his radical political views in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • E. Patrick J. Durkan
    Patrick J. Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
  • 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_69bd4463dd3c81909966123f20b79d57 completed March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd7a6d70d081908c74e86b3bca9ba2 completed March 20, 2026, 4:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf06b04cd881909e31b4e533dc4ae8 completed March 21, 2026, 8:59 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf07abfc188190a37cfb9e26240a9e completed March 21, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf07fb3ab08190aaf61a802f027e57 completed March 21, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:47 p.m.