Triple

T11718846
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul Westphal E278573 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Torrance, California, United States E149640 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: Torrance, California, United States | Statement: [Paul Westphal, placeOfBirth, Torrance, California, United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Torrance, California, United States
Context triple: [Paul Westphal, placeOfBirth, Torrance, California, United States]
  • A. Torrance, California, United States chosen
    Torrance is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, known as a suburban residential and commercial hub in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area.
  • B. Palos Verdes, California, United States
    Palos Verdes, California, United States is a scenic coastal community on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, known for its affluent neighborhoods, ocean views, and rugged cliffs overlooking the Pacific.
  • C. Camarillo, California, United States
    Camarillo is a suburban city in Ventura County, California, known for its mild climate, agricultural surroundings, and outlet shopping, located northwest of Los Angeles.
  • D. Torrance
    Torrance is a small village in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, known for its rural character and proximity to the outskirts of Glasgow.
  • E. Torrance
    Torrance is a coastal city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, known for its suburban neighborhoods, automotive and aerospace industries, and one of the region’s largest concentrations of Japanese-American residents.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69d6aaff2ce88190b4a1e4b341ad5377 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a4c26e4c8190ae30d906b4fd4221 completed April 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ef83b9131c819085f7bcab902c3763 completed April 27, 2026, 3:41 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.