Triple
T786834
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Research and Analysis Branch |
E16820
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William L. Langer
William L. Langer was a prominent American diplomatic historian and intelligence analyst who played a key role in shaping U.S. strategic research and analysis during World War II.
|
E248846
|
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: William L. Langer | Statement: [Research and Analysis Branch, employer, William L. Langer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William L. Langer Context triple: [Research and Analysis Branch, employer, William L. Langer]
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A.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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B.
William Langer
William Langer was a prominent American politician who served as both governor of North Dakota and a U.S. senator in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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D.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
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E.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
- 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: William L. Langer Triple: [Research and Analysis Branch, employer, William L. Langer]
Generated description
William L. Langer was a prominent American diplomatic historian and intelligence analyst who played a key role in shaping U.S. strategic research and analysis during World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William L. Langer Target entity description: William L. Langer was a prominent American diplomatic historian and intelligence analyst who played a key role in shaping U.S. strategic research and analysis during World War II.
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A.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
-
B.
William Langer
William Langer was a prominent American politician who served as both governor of North Dakota and a U.S. senator in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
-
D.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
-
E.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
- 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a78171908190a38a70274bfbebf9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6ad5cfe4819083cb536c5d521d5d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae6b9da51c819085beb79a14f5d8b5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae6c2a465c8190a9fe2a465e9ac3f0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.