Triple

T12009221
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Abraham Woodhull E285862 entity
Predicate usedAlias P3799 FINISHED
Object Samuel Culper Sr.
Samuel Culper Sr. was the alias used by American spy Abraham Woodhull, a key member of the Culper Ring intelligence network during the American Revolutionary War.
 E960479 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Samuel Culper Sr. | Statement: [Abraham Woodhull, usedAlias, Samuel Culper Sr.]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Samuel Culper Sr.
Context triple: [Abraham Woodhull, usedAlias, Samuel Culper Sr.]
  • A. Samuel Fraunces
    Samuel Fraunces was an 18th-century American tavern keeper and restaurateur best known as the proprietor of Fraunces Tavern, a key meeting place during the American Revolutionary era and a site associated with George Washington.
  • B. Warden Samuel Norton
    Warden Samuel Norton is the corrupt, Bible-quoting prison administrator who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
  • C. Thom Schuyler
    Thom Schuyler is an American country music songwriter and singer best known for penning numerous hits in the 1980s and serving as a prominent figure in Nashville’s songwriting community.
  • D. Samuel Smith
    Samuel Smith was an American Revolutionary War and War of 1812 officer and politician who led the defense of Baltimore against the British in 1814.
  • E. Samuel Smith
    Samuel Smith was a London-based bookseller and publisher active in the early 18th century, known for issuing significant scientific works including Isaac Newton’s "Opticks."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Samuel Culper Sr.
Target entity description: Samuel Culper Sr. was the alias used by American spy Abraham Woodhull, a key member of the Culper Ring intelligence network during the American Revolutionary War.
  • A. Samuel Fraunces
    Samuel Fraunces was an 18th-century American tavern keeper and restaurateur best known as the proprietor of Fraunces Tavern, a key meeting place during the American Revolutionary era and a site associated with George Washington.
  • B. Warden Samuel Norton
    Warden Samuel Norton is the corrupt, Bible-quoting prison administrator who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
  • C. Thom Schuyler
    Thom Schuyler is an American country music songwriter and singer best known for penning numerous hits in the 1980s and serving as a prominent figure in Nashville’s songwriting community.
  • D. Samuel Smith
    Samuel Smith was an American Revolutionary War and War of 1812 officer and politician who led the defense of Baltimore against the British in 1814.
  • E. Samuel Smith
    Samuel Smith was a London-based bookseller and publisher active in the early 18th century, known for issuing significant scientific works including Isaac Newton’s "Opticks."
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Samuel Culper Sr.
Triple: [Abraham Woodhull, usedAlias, Samuel Culper Sr.]
Generated description
Samuel Culper Sr. was the alias used by American spy Abraham Woodhull, a key member of the Culper Ring intelligence network during the American Revolutionary War.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab45a368819084fce08bf0dc3705 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d903d61a4c81909e6cb6500b61df94 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f48b24f0c481909afd288d4f57d3b6 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f495cc50908190aab4f8ca64c66ef3 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f48fc6da4c81908442f18cb4a65b27 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.