Triple

T57369
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 Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
E53036 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: Thomas J. Biersteker | Statement: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Thomas J. Biersteker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas J. Biersteker
Context triple: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Thomas J. Biersteker]
  • 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. Philip M. Kaiser
    Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
  • C. William K. Reilly
    William K. Reilly is an American environmental leader and former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency known for his influential role in advancing environmental policy and conservation.
  • D. Michael H. Moloney
    Michael H. Moloney is a physics-focused science policy and leadership professional who serves as the chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics.
  • E. James Honaker
    James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
  • 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: Thomas J. Biersteker
Triple: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Thomas J. Biersteker]
Generated description
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas J. Biersteker
Target entity description: Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • 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. Philip M. Kaiser
    Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
  • C. William K. Reilly
    William K. Reilly is an American environmental leader and former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency known for his influential role in advancing environmental policy and conservation.
  • D. Michael H. Moloney
    Michael H. Moloney is a physics-focused science policy and leadership professional who serves as the chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics.
  • E. James Honaker
    James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
  • 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_69a4253b21b08190934efd309eec7228 completed March 1, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a425ff66b48190a3e060ee9bc593d8 completed March 1, 2026, 11:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a42626a4e4819092b4417999e17aec completed March 1, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.