Triple

T792417
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Melville J. Herskovits E16942 entity
Predicate founded P104 FINISHED
Object Program of African Studies at Northwestern University
The Program of African Studies at Northwestern University is a pioneering interdisciplinary center dedicated to the research and teaching of African societies, cultures, and histories.
E94096 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: Program of African Studies at Northwestern University | Statement: [Melville J. Herskovits, founded, Program of African Studies at Northwestern University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Program of African Studies at Northwestern University
Context triple: [Melville J. Herskovits, founded, Program of African Studies at Northwestern University]
  • A. African Research and Studies Institute
    The African Research and Studies Institute is a specialized academic center at Cairo University dedicated to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy studies focused on African societies, politics, and development.
  • B. Center for the Study of Race and Law
    The Center for the Study of Race and Law is an academic center at the University of Virginia School of Law dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the intersections of race and legal systems.
  • C. Association for Black Anthropologists
    The Association for Black Anthropologists is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the interests, visibility, and contributions of Black anthropologists and promoting research on the African diaspora and Black experiences worldwide.
  • D. The Africa Center
    The Africa Center is a New York City institution dedicated to exploring and promoting contemporary African art, culture, and policy through exhibitions, programs, and public engagement.
  • E. African Institute for Economic Development and Planning
    The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning is a specialized training and research institution that builds economic management and development planning capacity for African countries under the auspices of the United Nations.
  • 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: Program of African Studies at Northwestern University
Triple: [Melville J. Herskovits, founded, Program of African Studies at Northwestern University]
Generated description
The Program of African Studies at Northwestern University is a pioneering interdisciplinary center dedicated to the research and teaching of African societies, cultures, and histories.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Program of African Studies at Northwestern University
Target entity description: The Program of African Studies at Northwestern University is a pioneering interdisciplinary center dedicated to the research and teaching of African societies, cultures, and histories.
  • A. African Research and Studies Institute
    The African Research and Studies Institute is a specialized academic center at Cairo University dedicated to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy studies focused on African societies, politics, and development.
  • B. Center for the Study of Race and Law
    The Center for the Study of Race and Law is an academic center at the University of Virginia School of Law dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the intersections of race and legal systems.
  • C. Association for Black Anthropologists
    The Association for Black Anthropologists is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the interests, visibility, and contributions of Black anthropologists and promoting research on the African diaspora and Black experiences worldwide.
  • D. The Africa Center
    The Africa Center is a New York City institution dedicated to exploring and promoting contemporary African art, culture, and policy through exhibitions, programs, and public engagement.
  • E. African Institute for Economic Development and Planning
    The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning is a specialized training and research institution that builds economic management and development planning capacity for African countries under the auspices of the United Nations.
  • 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_69a4a798c7608190b9c79c52a1fe0859 completed March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a67880f9608190b0676eb47ea99ca1 completed March 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a678f962c881909884c2af15f41d65 completed March 3, 2026, 6 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a67953f2bc8190bbbf8d4ae9c2c3bc completed March 3, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.