Triple
T8389357
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Alston |
E197901
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Duke University |
E7474
|
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: Duke University | Statement: [William Alston, employer, Duke University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duke University Context triple: [William Alston, employer, Duke University]
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A.
Duke University
chosen
Duke University is a prestigious private research university in Durham, North Carolina, known for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
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B.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a flagship public research university renowned for its strong academic programs, historic campus, and prominent role within the Research Triangle region of North Carolina.
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C.
North Carolina College at Durham
North Carolina College at Durham was the earlier name of what is now North Carolina Central University, a historically Black university located in Durham, North Carolina.
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D.
Universitas Carolina
Universitas Carolina is the Latin name for Charles University in Prague, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Central Europe.
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E.
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known for its strong liberal arts curriculum, professional schools, and competitive NCAA Division I athletic programs.
- 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_69ca82f749388190bffbea6dfb509016 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb810ac380819095bd67f0555ac2a8 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce028586788190b07c601e521eb531 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:03 p.m.