Triple

T10326366
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David R. Francis E242772 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Francis
Francis is a common surname of English and Irish origin, historically derived from the given name Francis and borne by numerous notable individuals.
E378772 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: Francis | Statement: [David R. Francis, familyName, Francis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis
Context triple: [David R. Francis, familyName, Francis]
  • A. Francis
    Francis is the papal name of the current head of the Roman Catholic Church, known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
  • B. Francis
    Francis is the middle name of Samuel Francis Smith, the American Baptist minister and poet best known for writing the lyrics to the patriotic song "My Country, ’Tis of Thee."
  • C. Francis
    Francis is the first name of F. Paul Wilson, an American author best known for his science fiction, horror, and thriller novels, including the "Repairman Jack" series.
  • D. Francis
    Francis is the middle name of American automobile pioneer and Dodge Brothers co-founder John Francis Dodge.
  • E. Francis
    Francis is the given first name of American character actor Frank McHugh, known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • 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: Francis
Triple: [David R. Francis, familyName, Francis]
Generated description
Francis is a common surname of English and Irish origin, historically derived from the given name Francis and borne by numerous notable individuals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis
Target entity description: Francis is a common surname of English and Irish origin, historically derived from the given name Francis and borne by numerous notable individuals.
  • A. Francis chosen
    Francis is a common English surname of Latin origin, historically associated with people from France or those bearing the given name Francis.
  • B. Francis
    Francis is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries and associated with figures such as Saint Francis of Assisi and numerous historical and contemporary personalities.
  • C. Francis
    Francis is the given name of Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell, a British aristocrat and politician.
  • D. Francis
    Francis is the given first name of the English actor Frank Finlay, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • E. Francis
    Francis is the given name of Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, a prominent British military commander and colonial administrator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d4d7ce69b881909f27d97c90643634 completed April 7, 2026, 10:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d7504679ec8190926d2c5016653cea completed April 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d7514f48c08190823759c39fb02487 completed April 9, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d75200eecc819094e261c9fa7c75f5 completed April 9, 2026, 7:15 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:51 a.m.