Triple

T13979989
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Norton Anthology of African American Literature E336281 entity
Predicate editor P1954 FINISHED
Object Robert G. O’Meally
Robert G. O’Meally is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for his work on African American literature and jazz studies.
 E1072272 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: Robert G. O’Meally | Statement: [The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, editor, Robert G. O’Meally]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert G. O’Meally
Context triple: [The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, editor, Robert G. O’Meally]
  • A. James Cullen Landis
    James Cullen Landis was an American silent film actor and occasional director active in the 1910s and 1920s.
  • B. Leonard Q. Ross
    Leonard Q. Ross was the pen name of humorist and writer Leo Rosten, known for his witty stories and contributions to American literature and film.
  • C. Lawrence Weingarten
    Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
  • D. Philip Bobbitt
    Philip Bobbitt is an American constitutional scholar and legal theorist known for his influential work on constitutional interpretation, national security, and the relationship between law and strategy.
  • E. Kenneth Posner
    Kenneth Posner is a prominent American theatrical lighting designer known for his work on numerous Broadway productions.
  • 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: Robert G. O’Meally
Triple: [The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, editor, Robert G. O’Meally]
Generated description
Robert G. O’Meally is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for his work on African American literature and jazz studies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert G. O’Meally
Target entity description: Robert G. O’Meally is a prominent American literary scholar and critic known for his work on African American literature and jazz studies.
  • A. James Cullen Landis
    James Cullen Landis was an American silent film actor and occasional director active in the 1910s and 1920s.
  • B. Leonard Q. Ross
    Leonard Q. Ross was the pen name of humorist and writer Leo Rosten, known for his witty stories and contributions to American literature and film.
  • C. Lawrence Weingarten
    Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
  • D. Philip Bobbitt
    Philip Bobbitt is an American constitutional scholar and legal theorist known for his influential work on constitutional interpretation, national security, and the relationship between law and strategy.
  • E. Kenneth Posner
    Kenneth Posner is a prominent American theatrical lighting designer known for his work on numerous Broadway productions.
  • 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_69d81c639e808190a0e4b4f3d31c6a59 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2ea10dc88190b9720919a021e570 completed April 14, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fba1e3cafc8190a1806a29b2e46ae9 completed May 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fba74a96b08190a08c51c231e49e5d completed May 6, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fba8585fb08190998d6a005dc0bd31 completed May 6, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.