Triple
T138587
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zzyzx, California |
E2801
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Curtis Howe Springer |
E76448
|
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: Curtis Howe Springer | Statement: [Zzyzx, California, foundedBy, Curtis Howe Springer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Howe Springer Context triple: [Zzyzx, California, foundedBy, Curtis Howe Springer]
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A.
Curtis Howe Springer
chosen
Curtis Howe Springer was a controversial American radio evangelist and self-styled medical doctor best known for founding the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa in the California desert.
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B.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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C.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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E.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a257a800148190be119d1d075869b8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5338d5e408190ad00137d84180285 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:51 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.