Triple

T14651135
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Babette Gladney E343986 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Gladney
Gladney is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the family at the center of Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
 E1112156 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: Gladney | Statement: [Babette Gladney, familyName, Gladney]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gladney
Context triple: [Babette Gladney, familyName, Gladney]
  • A. Walganus
    Walganus is an alternative name or variant form of the name Walwen, likely referring to the same historical or legendary figure.
  • B. Ferminia
    Ferminia is a small genus of wrens in the family Troglodytidae, best known for the critically endangered Cuban endemic species Ferminia cerverai (the Zapata wren).
  • C. Ragsdale
    Ragsdale is the surname of American singer, songwriter, and comedian Ray Stevens.
  • D. Traylor
    Traylor is the distinctive given name of American actress Traylor Howard, known for her roles in television series such as "Monk" and "Two Guys and a Girl."
  • E. Chokwe
    Chokwe is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Chokwe people in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
  • 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: Gladney
Triple: [Babette Gladney, familyName, Gladney]
Generated description
Gladney is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the family at the center of Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gladney
Target entity description: Gladney is a fictional surname most prominently associated with the family at the center of Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
  • A. Walganus
    Walganus is an alternative name or variant form of the name Walwen, likely referring to the same historical or legendary figure.
  • B. Ferminia
    Ferminia is a small genus of wrens in the family Troglodytidae, best known for the critically endangered Cuban endemic species Ferminia cerverai (the Zapata wren).
  • C. Ragsdale
    Ragsdale is the surname of American singer, songwriter, and comedian Ray Stevens.
  • D. Traylor
    Traylor is the distinctive given name of American actress Traylor Howard, known for her roles in television series such as "Monk" and "Two Guys and a Girl."
  • E. Chokwe
    Chokwe is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Chokwe people in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
  • 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_69d822e1a2cc81908e5bb93cf61ce3cc completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69deb517e7648190b9fc73d6cdbb68de completed April 14, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fdd5d9ab188190934deb57fd6d9a56 completed May 8, 2026, 12:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fdd6b2f6148190bb91d55833308d5f completed May 8, 2026, 12:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fdd77fdc608190a89e4dbf5ce4b695 completed May 8, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m.