Triple

T1231831
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John J. Pershing E26459 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Pershing
Pershing is a surname most notably associated with John J. Pershing, the prominent American general who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
 E142899 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: Pershing | Statement: [John J. Pershing, familyName, Pershing]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Pershing
Context triple: [John J. Pershing, familyName, Pershing]
  • A. M26 Pershing tank
    The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
  • B. Mauch
    Mauch is a surname most notably borne by Corine Mauch, the long-serving mayor of Zurich, Switzerland.
  • C. Bayard
    Bayard is a masculine given name most notably associated with civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
  • D. Merrill
    Merrill is a surname most notably associated with American actor Gary Merrill, known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • E. Catroux
    Catroux is a French surname most notably borne by Georges Catroux, a prominent French general and diplomat of the 20th century.
  • 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: Pershing
Triple: [John J. Pershing, familyName, Pershing]
Generated description
Pershing is a surname most notably associated with John J. Pershing, the prominent American general who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Pershing
Target entity description: Pershing is a surname most notably associated with John J. Pershing, the prominent American general who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
  • A. M26 Pershing tank
    The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
  • B. Mauch
    Mauch is a surname most notably borne by Corine Mauch, the long-serving mayor of Zurich, Switzerland.
  • C. Bayard
    Bayard is a masculine given name most notably associated with civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
  • D. Merrill
    Merrill is a surname most notably associated with American actor Gary Merrill, known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • E. Catroux
    Catroux is a French surname most notably borne by Georges Catroux, a prominent French general and diplomat of the 20th century.
  • 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_69a4948571c88190a9191e451e6035fd completed March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4be5a25348190a0665b6324c4d8f5 completed March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac8f7391408190928cab62e34aa361 completed March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac9013d0e881908064dbce78f22f6e completed March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac911b6ab8819088773c2ca4e9fade completed March 7, 2026, 8:56 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.