Triple

T14584160
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Waterston E342269 entity
Predicate notableFamily P1481 FINISHED
Object Waterston family
The Waterston family is an American acting dynasty best known for members like Sam and James Waterston, who have had prominent careers in film, television, and theater.
E1108203 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: Waterston family | Statement: [James Waterston, notableFamily, Waterston family]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterston family
Context triple: [James Waterston, notableFamily, Waterston family]
  • A. Bristow family
    The Bristow family is a central fictional family in the television series "Alias," known for its complex web of espionage, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
  • B. Johnston family
    The Johnston family was a prominent 19th-century Southern family whose wealth and social standing are reflected in the historic Johnston–Felton–Hay House in Macon, Georgia.
  • C. Wemyss family
    The Wemyss family is a historic Scottish noble lineage associated with the Earls of Wemyss and long-standing estates in Fife.
  • D. Nisbet family
    The Nisbet family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage associated with East Lothian, known for its ownership of estates such as Dirleton Castle.
  • E. Livingston family
    The Livingston family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the barony of Callendar and influential in medieval and early modern Scottish politics.
  • 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: Waterston family
Triple: [James Waterston, notableFamily, Waterston family]
Generated description
The Waterston family is an American acting dynasty best known for members like Sam and James Waterston, who have had prominent careers in film, television, and theater.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterston family
Target entity description: The Waterston family is an American acting dynasty best known for members like Sam and James Waterston, who have had prominent careers in film, television, and theater.
  • A. Bristow family
    The Bristow family is a central fictional family in the television series "Alias," known for its complex web of espionage, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
  • B. Johnston family
    The Johnston family was a prominent 19th-century Southern family whose wealth and social standing are reflected in the historic Johnston–Felton–Hay House in Macon, Georgia.
  • C. Wemyss family
    The Wemyss family is a historic Scottish noble lineage associated with the Earls of Wemyss and long-standing estates in Fife.
  • D. Nisbet family
    The Nisbet family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage associated with East Lothian, known for its ownership of estates such as Dirleton Castle.
  • E. Livingston family
    The Livingston family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the barony of Callendar and influential in medieval and early modern Scottish politics.
  • 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_69d822ddc0f081909cd8163c7de298cd completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69deb4209b988190ad2a7b2dead8ffed completed April 14, 2026, 9:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd94bbe6208190af9cd131c147e321 completed May 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd984e0e6c819089d967234c5245ee completed May 8, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd98cf0bcc81909dac826a32daaf04 completed May 8, 2026, 8:03 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:24 a.m.