Triple
T14097304
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Vail |
E339284
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen Vail
Stephen Vail was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist and ironworks owner in New Jersey, best known as the father of telegraph pioneer Alfred Vail.
|
E1125414
|
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: Stephen Vail | Statement: [Alfred Vail, father, Stephen Vail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Vail Context triple: [Alfred Vail, father, Stephen Vail]
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A.
Jim Vallely
Jim Vallely is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on acclaimed sitcoms such as "Arrested Development."
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B.
Jim Veltman
Jim Veltman is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player renowned as one of the greatest leaders and transition players in National Lacrosse League history, particularly with the Toronto Rock.
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C.
Phil DeVoss
Phil DeVoss is a fictional character from the romantic comedy-drama film "Elizabethtown," which explores themes of family, failure, and self-discovery.
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D.
Ed Guiney
Ed Guiney is an Irish film producer and co-founder of Element Pictures, known for collaborating on acclaimed films such as "The Favourite," "Room," and "Poor Things."
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E.
Ed Vargo
Ed Vargo was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League for over two decades and officiated multiple World Series and All-Star Games.
- 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: Stephen Vail Triple: [Alfred Vail, father, Stephen Vail]
Generated description
Stephen Vail was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist and ironworks owner in New Jersey, best known as the father of telegraph pioneer Alfred Vail.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Vail Target entity description: Stephen Vail was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist and ironworks owner in New Jersey, best known as the father of telegraph pioneer Alfred Vail.
-
A.
Jim Vallely
Jim Vallely is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on acclaimed sitcoms such as "Arrested Development."
-
B.
Jim Veltman
Jim Veltman is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player renowned as one of the greatest leaders and transition players in National Lacrosse League history, particularly with the Toronto Rock.
-
C.
Phil DeVoss
Phil DeVoss is a fictional character from the romantic comedy-drama film "Elizabethtown," which explores themes of family, failure, and self-discovery.
-
D.
Ed Guiney
Ed Guiney is an Irish film producer and co-founder of Element Pictures, known for collaborating on acclaimed films such as "The Favourite," "Room," and "Poor Things."
-
E.
Ed Vargo
Ed Vargo was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League for over two decades and officiated multiple World Series and All-Star Games.
- 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_69d81c69b5c8819094aa1abf18302908 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de5fb926288190a7f0f50d1d585d76 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe6b38823881909c9df93371782b47 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe6d2b3d688190b8c004fae1127d59 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe6e0950e481909c63e47bc98267bf |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:22 p.m.