Triple
T1296848
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Frederick W. Smith |
E27671
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frederick Wallace Smith
Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
|
E240499
|
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: Frederick Wallace Smith | Statement: [Frederick W. Smith, fullName, Frederick Wallace Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederick Wallace Smith Context triple: [Frederick W. Smith, fullName, Frederick Wallace Smith]
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A.
Charles H. Smith
Charles H. Smith was an engineer best known for his role in designing and developing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
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B.
Jack Wilkinson Smith
Jack Wilkinson Smith was an American painter best known for his atmospheric California Impressionist landscapes depicting the region’s coasts, mountains, and deserts.
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C.
Julian C. Smith
Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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D.
Raymond Smith
Raymond Smith is a central figure in the crime film "The Gentlemen," serving as the right-hand man and trusted enforcer for marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson.
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E.
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
- 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: Frederick Wallace Smith Triple: [Frederick W. Smith, fullName, Frederick Wallace Smith]
Generated description
Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederick Wallace Smith Target entity description: Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
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A.
Charles H. Smith
Charles H. Smith was an engineer best known for his role in designing and developing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
-
B.
Jack Wilkinson Smith
Jack Wilkinson Smith was an American painter best known for his atmospheric California Impressionist landscapes depicting the region’s coasts, mountains, and deserts.
-
C.
Julian C. Smith
Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
-
D.
Raymond Smith
Raymond Smith is a central figure in the crime film "The Gentlemen," serving as the right-hand man and trusted enforcer for marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson.
-
E.
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
- 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_69a496d6682881909ba658f1c1e0e2b0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0f591ec819084f01f518c332880 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae58a410a8819091c9bc3f46b0c09d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae59a9b010819081491e988184b386 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5a10607881909849a72201399d62 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.