Triple
T963458
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. |
E20784
|
entity |
| Predicate | relative |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Warren A. Bechtel
Warren A. Bechtel was an American construction pioneer who founded Bechtel Corporation, which grew into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies.
|
E114612
|
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: Warren A. Bechtel | Statement: [Stephen D. Bechtel Sr., relative, Warren A. Bechtel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warren A. Bechtel Context triple: [Stephen D. Bechtel Sr., relative, Warren A. Bechtel]
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A.
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. was an American engineer and businessman who led and expanded the Bechtel Corporation into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
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B.
Riley P. Bechtel
Riley P. Bechtel is an American billionaire businessman who served as chairman and CEO of Bechtel Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
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C.
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was an American engineer and business executive who led the Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms and was widely recognized for his contributions to industry and public service.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Maurice Stans
Maurice Stans was an American accountant and political fundraiser best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Nixon and for his central role in the Watergate scandal.
- 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: Warren A. Bechtel Triple: [Stephen D. Bechtel Sr., relative, Warren A. Bechtel]
Generated description
Warren A. Bechtel was an American construction pioneer who founded Bechtel Corporation, which grew into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warren A. Bechtel Target entity description: Warren A. Bechtel was an American construction pioneer who founded Bechtel Corporation, which grew into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies.
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A.
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr.
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. was an American engineer and businessman who led and expanded the Bechtel Corporation into one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
-
B.
Riley P. Bechtel
Riley P. Bechtel is an American billionaire businessman who served as chairman and CEO of Bechtel Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.
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C.
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was an American engineer and business executive who led the Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms and was widely recognized for his contributions to industry and public service.
-
D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
E.
Maurice Stans
Maurice Stans was an American accountant and political fundraiser best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Nixon and for his central role in the Watergate scandal.
- 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_69a493b21f2881908132dcf45dcd2f36 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b416cf4c8190bd685227db25fb53 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac17034cf48190bca513891cfcc444 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac179226dc8190b47d312c78745ada |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac1844acec81909859605d2421a588 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.