Triple
T8178614
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lick Observatory |
E191002
|
entity |
| Predicate | architect |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
S. W. Bugbee
S. W. Bugbee was an architect known for designing the historic Lick Observatory in California.
|
E717910
|
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: S. W. Bugbee | Statement: [Lick Observatory, architect, S. W. Bugbee]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S. W. Bugbee Context triple: [Lick Observatory, architect, S. W. Bugbee]
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A.
John W. Orrock
John W. Orrock was an architect known for his work on prominent Canadian public buildings, including the structure now known as the Senate of Canada Building.
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B.
Philip J. Suess
Philip J. Suess is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Wheaton, Illinois.
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C.
Charles E. Whittaker
Charles E. Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for his often moderate and sometimes conflicted positions on key constitutional issues.
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D.
George N. Clements
George N. Clements was an influential linguist and phonologist known for his work on feature geometry and the theory of syllable structure.
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E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- 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: S. W. Bugbee Triple: [Lick Observatory, architect, S. W. Bugbee]
Generated description
S. W. Bugbee was an architect known for designing the historic Lick Observatory in California.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S. W. Bugbee Target entity description: S. W. Bugbee was an architect known for designing the historic Lick Observatory in California.
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A.
John W. Orrock
John W. Orrock was an architect known for his work on prominent Canadian public buildings, including the structure now known as the Senate of Canada Building.
-
B.
Philip J. Suess
Philip J. Suess is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Wheaton, Illinois.
-
C.
Charles E. Whittaker
Charles E. Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for his often moderate and sometimes conflicted positions on key constitutional issues.
-
D.
George N. Clements
George N. Clements was an influential linguist and phonologist known for his work on feature geometry and the theory of syllable structure.
-
E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- 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_69ca82c4538081909404325aa5639483 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb4abb66bc81908d758c7af2e23ac6 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 4:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cced64c9588190b8db6452c364347d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ccf09a952c8190ace6a9f0012ad90a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd0579b6d08190a5c68d730e1c6284 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.