Triple

T10322575
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jim Thompson E242671 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object James Myers Thompson
James Myers Thompson was an American crime novelist renowned for his hardboiled, psychologically dark pulp fiction, including works like "The Killer Inside Me" and "The Grifters."
E921047 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: James Myers Thompson | Statement: [Jim Thompson, birthName, James Myers Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Myers Thompson
Context triple: [Jim Thompson, birthName, James Myers Thompson]
  • A. William J. Thompson
    William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
  • B. John W. Thompson
    John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
  • C. John W. Thompson
    John W. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his historical significance.
  • D. William C. Thompson
    William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
  • E. Thomas G. Thompson
    Thomas G. Thompson was an American oceanographer and marine chemist known for pioneering research in chemical oceanography and leadership in marine science.
  • 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: James Myers Thompson
Triple: [Jim Thompson, birthName, James Myers Thompson]
Generated description
James Myers Thompson was an American crime novelist renowned for his hardboiled, psychologically dark pulp fiction, including works like "The Killer Inside Me" and "The Grifters."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Myers Thompson
Target entity description: James Myers Thompson was an American crime novelist renowned for his hardboiled, psychologically dark pulp fiction, including works like "The Killer Inside Me" and "The Grifters."
  • A. William J. Thompson
    William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
  • B. John W. Thompson
    John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
  • C. John W. Thompson
    John W. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his historical significance.
  • D. William C. Thompson
    William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
  • E. Thomas G. Thompson
    Thomas G. Thompson was an American oceanographer and marine chemist known for pioneering research in chemical oceanography and leadership in marine science.
  • 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_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4d6cdb6cc8190b37ca4494287128b completed April 7, 2026, 10:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5561714a081909cbf1cc7d5d0ac0a completed April 19, 2026, 10:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e562bb085c8190942766d12d838798 completed April 19, 2026, 11:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e569f0e6948190b285ca84aca03771 completed April 19, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:50 a.m.