Triple

T7365376
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Indus script E169855 entity
Predicate notableResearcher P22 FINISHED
Object Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)
Steve Farmer is a researcher best known for his influential and controversial work arguing that the Indus script does not represent a true linguistic writing system.
E659383 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: Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status) | Statement: [Indus script, notableResearcher, Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)
Context triple: [Indus script, notableResearcher, Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)]
  • A. linguist Lyle Campbell
    Lyle Campbell is an American linguist renowned for his work in historical linguistics, language documentation, and the study of indigenous languages of the Americas.
  • B. linguist Jeff Leer
    Jeff Leer was an American linguist renowned for his extensive documentation and analysis of Tlingit and other Native Alaskan languages.
  • C. linguist William Shipley
    William Shipley was an American linguist best known for his extensive work on and preservation of Native Californian languages, particularly the Maidu language.
  • D. linguist Christopher Ehret
    Christopher Ehret is an American historian and historical linguist known for his influential work on African language classification, reconstruction, and the early history of African societies.
  • E. linguist Wick R. Miller
    Wick R. Miller was an American linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages, particularly within the Uto-Aztecan family and its Numic branch.
  • 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: Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)
Triple: [Indus script, notableResearcher, Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)]
Generated description
Steve Farmer is a researcher best known for his influential and controversial work arguing that the Indus script does not represent a true linguistic writing system.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Farmer (critical of linguistic status)
Target entity description: Steve Farmer is a researcher best known for his influential and controversial work arguing that the Indus script does not represent a true linguistic writing system.
  • A. linguist David Mead
    David Mead is a linguist specializing in Austronesian languages, particularly the Celebic subgroup, with notable work in historical and comparative linguistics.
  • B. linguist Lyle Campbell
    Lyle Campbell is an American linguist renowned for his work in historical linguistics, language documentation, and the study of indigenous languages of the Americas.
  • C. linguist Jeff Leer
    Jeff Leer was an American linguist renowned for his extensive documentation and analysis of Tlingit and other Native Alaskan languages.
  • D. linguist William Shipley
    William Shipley was an American linguist best known for his extensive work on and preservation of Native Californian languages, particularly the Maidu language.
  • E. linguist Christopher Ehret
    Christopher Ehret is an American historian and historical linguist known for his influential work on African language classification, reconstruction, and the early history of African societies.
  • 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_69c68a5ade988190885b7175f63b7534 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f161d76081909da6d698fb3d8bb1 completed March 27, 2026, 9:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7fab704008190ad07e12ead1a13ed completed March 28, 2026, 3:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7fdc524c081909ba9f584b783eded completed March 28, 2026, 4:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7fe4702348190acc48eaec934630a completed March 28, 2026, 4:13 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:06 p.m.