Triple
T13777797
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gene Elliott Thornton Jr. |
E331053
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virginia Beach |
E480195
|
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: Virginia Beach | Statement: [Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., basedIn, Virginia Beach]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Beach Context triple: [Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., basedIn, Virginia Beach]
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A.
Virginia Beach
chosen
Virginia Beach is a popular coastal city in southeastern Virginia known for its extensive sandy beaches, lively oceanfront boardwalk, and family-friendly resort atmosphere.
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B.
Victoria Beach
Victoria Beach is a picturesque, semi-secluded stretch of coastline in Laguna Beach, California, known for its sandy shore, rocky tide pools, and the iconic “Pirate Tower” built into the cliffside.
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C.
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is a coastal metropolitan region in southeastern Virginia known for its large natural harbor, major military installations, and significant shipbuilding and maritime industries.
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D.
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia is an independent coastal city in southeastern Virginia known for its major shipbuilding industry and large U.S. Navy presence.
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E.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
- 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_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0239cbfc81909064ac2457fdfff5 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7c0e152ac8190b8d705295df4834a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.