Triple
T11640541
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thornton Affair |
E276646
|
entity |
| Predicate | commander |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Seth Thornton
Seth Thornton was a U.S. Army cavalry officer whose capture in a Mexican ambush near the Rio Grande helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
|
E937467
|
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: Seth Thornton | Statement: [Thornton Affair, commander, Seth Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seth Thornton Context triple: [Thornton Affair, commander, Seth Thornton]
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A.
Seth Holly
Seth Holly is a practical, hardworking boardinghouse owner in August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," serving as a stabilizing presence for the itinerant characters who pass through his home.
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B.
Wesley Pentz
Wesley Pentz, better known as Diplo, is an American DJ, record producer, and songwriter recognized for his influential work in electronic and pop music.
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C.
Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films like "Avatar" and the TV series "Bones."
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D.
Matthew Davis
Matthew Davis is an American actor best known for his role as Alaric Saltzman on the supernatural drama television series "The Vampire Diaries."
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E.
Thomas Sadoski
Thomas Sadoski is an American actor known for his roles in television series like "The Newsroom" and films such as "John Wick" and "Wild."
- 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: Seth Thornton Triple: [Thornton Affair, commander, Seth Thornton]
Generated description
Seth Thornton was a U.S. Army cavalry officer whose capture in a Mexican ambush near the Rio Grande helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seth Thornton Target entity description: Seth Thornton was a U.S. Army cavalry officer whose capture in a Mexican ambush near the Rio Grande helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
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A.
Seth Holly
Seth Holly is a practical, hardworking boardinghouse owner in August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," serving as a stabilizing presence for the itinerant characters who pass through his home.
-
B.
Wesley Pentz
Wesley Pentz, better known as Diplo, is an American DJ, record producer, and songwriter recognized for his influential work in electronic and pop music.
-
C.
Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films like "Avatar" and the TV series "Bones."
-
D.
Matthew Davis
Matthew Davis is an American actor best known for his role as Alaric Saltzman on the supernatural drama television series "The Vampire Diaries."
-
E.
Thomas Sadoski
Thomas Sadoski is an American actor known for his roles in television series like "The Newsroom" and films such as "John Wick" and "Wild."
- 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_69d6aafa51148190ab84940694c00235 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a260ab488190ab1c00d9850f3096 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ee87deb3888190842bd61efd7b3989 |
completed | April 26, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69eeb31438f88190bab71212293f2d2e |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69eecd954b348190bf2f3ad66acbf1b7 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:39 p.m.