Triple
T7988171
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elmira Business College |
E185735
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumnus |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas J. Watson |
E35664
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas J. Watson | Statement: [Elmira Business College, notableAlumnus, Thomas J. Watson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas J. Watson Context triple: [Elmira Business College, notableAlumnus, Thomas J. Watson]
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A.
Thomas J. Watson
chosen
Thomas J. Watson was an American business executive best known for transforming the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM and leading it to become a dominant force in the early computer industry.
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B.
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan was a prominent American business executive and long-time president and chairman of General Motors, known for pioneering modern corporate management practices and organizational structures.
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C.
Thomas W. Sarnoff
Thomas W. Sarnoff is an American television executive and producer known for his influential roles in network programming and media management.
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D.
Robert W. Sarnoff
Robert W. Sarnoff was an American media executive who served as chairman and CEO of RCA, overseeing the company during the rise of color television and modern broadcasting.
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E.
Theodore Case
Theodore Case was an American inventor and pioneer of sound-on-film technology whose work helped enable synchronized audio in motion pictures.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca829a2cfc819083d591d58ec04075 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3c4e47308190918b67fb6eac9046 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbe0ed61588190b01423061acfce49 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:15 p.m.