Triple
T5855508
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sumio Iijima |
E130141
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kazuo Watanabe
Kazuo Watanabe is a Japanese physicist and academic known for mentoring Sumio Iijima, the pioneering nanotechnology researcher who discovered carbon nanotubes.
|
E849300
|
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: Kazuo Watanabe | Statement: [Sumio Iijima, doctoralAdvisor, Kazuo Watanabe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kazuo Watanabe Context triple: [Sumio Iijima, doctoralAdvisor, Kazuo Watanabe]
-
A.
Michio Watanabe
Michio Watanabe was a prominent Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who held key cabinet posts, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and was known as a powerful party faction leader.
-
B.
Hajime Wakai
Hajime Wakai is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on Nintendo franchises such as Star Fox and The Legend of Zelda.
-
C.
Yosuke Kubozuka
Yosuke Kubozuka is a Japanese actor and former model known for his intense, unconventional performances in film and television, including prominent roles in works like "Go" and "Silence."
-
D.
Kenji Satō
Kenji Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the common Japanese surname Satō.
-
E.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
- 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: Kazuo Watanabe Triple: [Sumio Iijima, doctoralAdvisor, Kazuo Watanabe]
Generated description
Kazuo Watanabe is a Japanese physicist and academic known for mentoring Sumio Iijima, the pioneering nanotechnology researcher who discovered carbon nanotubes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kazuo Watanabe Target entity description: Kazuo Watanabe is a Japanese physicist and academic known for mentoring Sumio Iijima, the pioneering nanotechnology researcher who discovered carbon nanotubes.
-
A.
Michio Watanabe
Michio Watanabe was a prominent Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who held key cabinet posts, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and was known as a powerful party faction leader.
-
B.
Hajime Wakai
Hajime Wakai is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on Nintendo franchises such as Star Fox and The Legend of Zelda.
-
C.
Yosuke Kubozuka
Yosuke Kubozuka is a Japanese actor and former model known for his intense, unconventional performances in film and television, including prominent roles in works like "Go" and "Silence."
-
D.
Kenji Satō
Kenji Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the common Japanese surname Satō.
-
E.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
- 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_69c0084de39081909eb34e6bed74215a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c03555cd6081908b0307decd60d2bc |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d62a4407388190a5d80f4773dd3dad |
completed | April 8, 2026, 10:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d62aaffdcc8190a6904a5244417cb5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d62b023fcc8190a6cd87f18b87824b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 10:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:55 p.m.