Triple

T915887
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charles K. Kao E19769 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Kao
Kao is a Chinese surname borne by numerous individuals, including notable figures in science, business, and the arts.
 E128813 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: Kao | Statement: [Charles K. Kao, familyName, Kao]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kao
Context triple: [Charles K. Kao, familyName, Kao]
  • A. Kato
    Kato is the nickname of Kato Svanidze, who was the first wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
  • B. Nisshoki
    Nisshoki, more commonly known as the Hinomaru, is the national flag of Japan featuring a red sun disc centered on a white field.
  • C. Eichig
    Eichig is a small locality that forms part of the town of Lichtenfels in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
  • D. Chō
    Chō is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as the military, arts, and entertainment.
  • E. Maki
    Maki is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Fumihiko Maki, a prominent modernist architect known for his innovative urban and architectural designs.
  • 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: Kao
Triple: [Charles K. Kao, familyName, Kao]
Generated description
Kao is a Chinese surname borne by numerous individuals, including notable figures in science, business, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kao
Target entity description: Kao is a Chinese surname borne by numerous individuals, including notable figures in science, business, and the arts.
  • A. Kato
    Kato is the nickname of Kato Svanidze, who was the first wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
  • B. Nisshoki
    Nisshoki, more commonly known as the Hinomaru, is the national flag of Japan featuring a red sun disc centered on a white field.
  • C. Eichig
    Eichig is a small locality that forms part of the town of Lichtenfels in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
  • D. Chō
    Chō is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as the military, arts, and entertainment.
  • E. Maki
    Maki is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Fumihiko Maki, a prominent modernist architect known for his innovative urban and architectural designs.
  • 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_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b2f789108190815fd1efbd6cc24f completed March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac53796d948190b77dc7b875cdbf77 completed March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac53fce9a481908466451b5d549b31 completed March 7, 2026, 4:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac546db5a081909678bbde71ac1abc completed March 7, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.