Triple

T11813909
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ann Dowd E280947 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Dowd
Dowd is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as acting, journalism, and politics.
 E540913 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: Dowd | Statement: [Ann Dowd, familyName, Dowd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dowd
Context triple: [Ann Dowd, familyName, Dowd]
  • A. Gowdy
    Gowdy is a surname most prominently associated with Curt Gowdy, a famed American sportscaster known for his work on Major League Baseball and other major sporting events.
  • B. O'Dowd
    O'Dowd is the Irish family surname of Boy George, the English singer, songwriter, and lead vocalist of Culture Club.
  • C. Peggy Dowd
    Peggy Dowd is best known as the mother of Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
  • D. McDougald
    McDougald is the namesake of McDougald–McLendon Arena, a sports venue associated with North Carolina Central University.
  • E. Martin Doyle (journalist)
    Martin Doyle is an Irish journalist and editor best known for his work with The Irish Times, particularly in arts and books coverage.
  • 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: Dowd
Triple: [Ann Dowd, familyName, Dowd]
Generated description
Dowd is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as acting, journalism, and politics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dowd
Target entity description: Dowd is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as acting, journalism, and politics.
  • A. Gowdy
    Gowdy is a surname most prominently associated with Curt Gowdy, a famed American sportscaster known for his work on Major League Baseball and other major sporting events.
  • B. O'Dowd
    O'Dowd is the Irish family surname of Boy George, the English singer, songwriter, and lead vocalist of Culture Club.
  • C. Peggy Dowd chosen
    Peggy Dowd is best known as the mother of Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
  • D. McDougald
    McDougald is the namesake of McDougald–McLendon Arena, a sports venue associated with North Carolina Central University.
  • E. Martin Doyle (journalist)
    Martin Doyle is an Irish journalist and editor best known for his work with The Irish Times, particularly in arts and books coverage.
  • 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_69d6ab26aae88190b2489efcb2a24234 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a5cba708819097467bb7aca7fc65 completed April 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f131a01aa48190bf5a70759ac886f6 completed April 28, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f141b31c9081908f19ff870f5f3c33 completed April 28, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f14fdb39d48190828668fc535d7f6a completed April 29, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.