Triple
T8218974
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering |
E192008
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward E. Whitacre Jr.
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. is an American businessman best known for serving as chairman and CEO of AT&T and later as chairman of General Motors.
|
E719067
|
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: Edward E. Whitacre Jr. | Statement: [Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, namedAfter, Edward E. Whitacre Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward E. Whitacre Jr. Context triple: [Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, namedAfter, Edward E. Whitacre Jr.]
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A.
John Whitesell
John Whitesell is an American television and film director and producer known for his work on various TV series and feature comedies.
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B.
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Jeffrey L. Kimball is an American cinematographer known for his work on high-profile action films, including "The Expendables" and several collaborations with director Tony Scott.
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C.
Jim Whitaker
Jim Whitaker is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including Disney live-action features.
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D.
William H. Donaldson
William H. Donaldson is an American investment banker and public official best known as the co-founder of the Wall Street firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and for serving as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
-
E.
Allen E. Paulson
Allen E. Paulson was an American businessman and prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder best known for campaigning champions such as Cigar.
- 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: Edward E. Whitacre Jr. Triple: [Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, namedAfter, Edward E. Whitacre Jr.]
Generated description
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. is an American businessman best known for serving as chairman and CEO of AT&T and later as chairman of General Motors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward E. Whitacre Jr. Target entity description: Edward E. Whitacre Jr. is an American businessman best known for serving as chairman and CEO of AT&T and later as chairman of General Motors.
-
A.
John Whitesell
John Whitesell is an American television and film director and producer known for his work on various TV series and feature comedies.
-
B.
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Jeffrey L. Kimball is an American cinematographer known for his work on high-profile action films, including "The Expendables" and several collaborations with director Tony Scott.
-
C.
Jim Whitaker
Jim Whitaker is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including Disney live-action features.
-
D.
William H. Donaldson
William H. Donaldson is an American investment banker and public official best known as the co-founder of the Wall Street firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and for serving as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
-
E.
Allen E. Paulson
Allen E. Paulson was an American businessman and prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder best known for campaigning champions such as Cigar.
- 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_69ca82c9a8ac81908b011c38698456e4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb7772b76c8190b1952650c736eb91 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ccedfb6f608190aebfa720b56325e5 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ccf1bbbd2481908400436e05911326 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd05eaba1c81908510a20b1ca93821 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:45 p.m.