Triple
T915926
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles K. Kao |
E19769
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gwen May-Wan Kao
Gwen May-Wan Kao is best known as the wife and long-time partner of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles K. Kao, often recognized for supporting his pioneering work in fiber-optic communications.
|
E112655
|
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: Gwen May-Wan Kao | Statement: [Charles K. Kao, spouse, Gwen May-Wan Kao]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gwen May-Wan Kao Context triple: [Charles K. Kao, spouse, Gwen May-Wan Kao]
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A.
Vivian Chan
Vivian Chan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as science, media, and business.
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B.
Eileen Loo
Eileen Loo was the wife of renowned Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei and a supportive partner throughout his celebrated career.
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C.
Vicky Chun
Vicky Chun is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the director of athletics at Yale University.
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D.
Anita Chan
Anita Chan is a prominent scholar known for her influential research on Chinese labor issues and labor rights.
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E.
Shirley Lin
Shirley Lin is best known as the mother of former NBA point guard Jeremy Lin, who gained international fame during the "Linsanity" era with the New York Knicks.
- 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: Gwen May-Wan Kao Triple: [Charles K. Kao, spouse, Gwen May-Wan Kao]
Generated description
Gwen May-Wan Kao is best known as the wife and long-time partner of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles K. Kao, often recognized for supporting his pioneering work in fiber-optic communications.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gwen May-Wan Kao Target entity description: Gwen May-Wan Kao is best known as the wife and long-time partner of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles K. Kao, often recognized for supporting his pioneering work in fiber-optic communications.
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A.
Vivian Chan
Vivian Chan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as science, media, and business.
-
B.
Eileen Loo
Eileen Loo was the wife of renowned Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei and a supportive partner throughout his celebrated career.
-
C.
Vicky Chun
Vicky Chun is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the director of athletics at Yale University.
-
D.
Anita Chan
Anita Chan is a prominent scholar known for her influential research on Chinese labor issues and labor rights.
-
E.
Shirley Lin
Shirley Lin is best known as the mother of former NBA point guard Jeremy Lin, who gained international fame during the "Linsanity" era with the New York Knicks.
- 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_69a9339e557c81908d4d44f922994ba0 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 7:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a939dc47088190a67f78eaf654164e |
completed | March 5, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aa969be4648190a74982d015763dcd |
completed | March 6, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.