Triple
T7160241
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carver A. Mead |
E166923
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableStudent |
P4838
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rodney Douglas
Rodney Douglas is a scientist and academic known for his work in computational neuroscience and neuromorphic engineering.
|
E645813
|
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: Rodney Douglas | Statement: [Carver A. Mead, notableStudent, Rodney Douglas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rodney Douglas Context triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableStudent, Rodney Douglas]
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A.
Rodney Wallace
Rodney Wallace is a Costa Rican professional soccer player best known for scoring the opening goal in the Portland Timbers’ victory in the 2015 MLS Cup.
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B.
Rodney Menzies
Rodney Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and a prominent figure in the Australian art market.
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C.
Rodney Williams
Rodney Williams is an Antiguan politician and medical doctor who has served as the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.
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D.
Rodney Barnes
Rodney Barnes is an American television writer and producer known for his work on series such as "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" and "The Boondocks."
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E.
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early Western films, including projects with prominent cowboy stars.
- 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: Rodney Douglas Triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableStudent, Rodney Douglas]
Generated description
Rodney Douglas is a scientist and academic known for his work in computational neuroscience and neuromorphic engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rodney Douglas Target entity description: Rodney Douglas is a scientist and academic known for his work in computational neuroscience and neuromorphic engineering.
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A.
Rodney Wallace
Rodney Wallace is a Costa Rican professional soccer player best known for scoring the opening goal in the Portland Timbers’ victory in the 2015 MLS Cup.
-
B.
Rodney Menzies
Rodney Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and a prominent figure in the Australian art market.
-
C.
Rodney Williams
Rodney Williams is an Antiguan politician and medical doctor who has served as the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.
-
D.
Rodney Barnes
Rodney Barnes is an American television writer and producer known for his work on series such as "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" and "The Boondocks."
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E.
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early Western films, including projects with prominent cowboy stars.
- 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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e811d6b081909dafeee1d820c74f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adc08b688190a00024727542c8b9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae661f4481908ee489023af9603b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aef767848190b7edf7a99e2e019d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.