Triple

T554818
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Karl Popper E11919 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object John W. N. Watkins
John W. N. Watkins was a British philosopher of science known for his work on methodological individualism and critical rationalism within the Popperian tradition.
E277667 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 W. N. Watkins | Statement: [Karl Popper, influenced, John W. N. Watkins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. N. Watkins
Context triple: [Karl Popper, influenced, John W. N. Watkins]
  • A. Edmund G. Ross
    Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
  • B. Wilfred J. McNeil
    Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
  • 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. Robert H. Richards
    Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
  • E. Carl J. Kilpatrick
    Carl J. Kilpatrick is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kilpatrick, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • 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 W. N. Watkins
Triple: [Karl Popper, influenced, John W. N. Watkins]
Generated description
John W. N. Watkins was a British philosopher of science known for his work on methodological individualism and critical rationalism within the Popperian tradition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. N. Watkins
Target entity description: John W. N. Watkins was a British philosopher of science known for his work on methodological individualism and critical rationalism within the Popperian tradition.
  • A. Edmund G. Ross
    Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
  • B. Wilfred J. McNeil
    Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
  • 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. Robert H. Richards
    Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
  • E. Carl J. Kilpatrick
    Carl J. Kilpatrick is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kilpatrick, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • 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_69a4932941d08190815efd422f0b4ca7 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4991c524481908b2bb88c4feabec6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af5ca0ede48190b2c45761a3f92517 completed March 9, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af5f3ca94c8190a316b507dcec4599 completed March 10, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af5fa4d13481908d0dac97dff14cc4 completed March 10, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.