Triple

T57368
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy E1134 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Robert K. Brigham
Robert K. Brigham is an American historian and scholar of the Vietnam War, known for his extensive research and writings on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam conflict.
E39927 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: Robert K. Brigham | Statement: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Robert K. Brigham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert K. Brigham
Context triple: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Robert K. Brigham]
  • A. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • B. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • C. William C. Redfield
    William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
  • D. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • E. Mervin J. Kelly
    Mervin J. Kelly was an American physicist and influential Bell Labs executive known for his leadership in advancing telecommunications and solid-state research.
  • 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: Robert K. Brigham
Triple: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Robert K. Brigham]
Generated description
Robert K. Brigham is an American historian and scholar of the Vietnam War, known for his extensive research and writings on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam conflict.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert K. Brigham
Target entity description: Robert K. Brigham is an American historian and scholar of the Vietnam War, known for his extensive research and writings on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam conflict.
  • A. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • B. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • C. William C. Redfield
    William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
  • D. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • E. Mervin J. Kelly
    Mervin J. Kelly was an American physicist and influential Bell Labs executive known for his leadership in advancing telecommunications and solid-state research.
  • 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24b1bf2c081908f20e13939b713ff completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3b46ccc208190acc5e91aa4463af8 completed March 1, 2026, 3:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3bb43be948190985d96bf7a50b3a2 completed March 1, 2026, 4:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3bb995ab0819095460fef7966c511 completed March 1, 2026, 4:07 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.