Triple
T14758915
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Sumner Tainter |
E346803
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
graphophone
The graphophone was an early sound-recording and playback device that improved upon Thomas Edison’s phonograph by using wax-coated cylinders and a floating stylus for clearer, more durable recordings.
|
E7825
|
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: graphophone | Statement: [Charles Sumner Tainter, notableWork, graphophone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: graphophone Context triple: [Charles Sumner Tainter, notableWork, graphophone]
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A.
Berliner gramophone
The Berliner gramophone was an early sound playback device that popularized the use of flat discs instead of cylinders, laying the foundation for the modern record player.
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B.
Edison cylinder phonograph
The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
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C.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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D.
Tape Deck
"Tape Deck" is a song by Jack Johnson from his album "From Here to Now to You," reflecting his signature laid-back acoustic style.
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E.
ondes Martenot
The ondes Martenot is an early electronic musical instrument known for its eerie, wavering tones and expressive keyboard-and-ring performance technique, famously used in classical and experimental music.
- 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: graphophone Triple: [Charles Sumner Tainter, notableWork, graphophone]
Generated description
The graphophone was an early sound-recording and playback device that improved upon Thomas Edison’s phonograph by using wax-coated cylinders and a floating stylus for clearer, more durable recordings.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: graphophone Target entity description: The graphophone was an early sound-recording and playback device that improved upon Thomas Edison’s phonograph by using wax-coated cylinders and a floating stylus for clearer, more durable recordings.
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A.
Berliner gramophone
The Berliner gramophone was an early sound playback device that popularized the use of flat discs instead of cylinders, laying the foundation for the modern record player.
-
B.
Edison cylinder phonograph
chosen
The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
-
C.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
-
D.
Tape Deck
"Tape Deck" is a song by Jack Johnson from his album "From Here to Now to You," reflecting his signature laid-back acoustic style.
-
E.
ondes Martenot
The ondes Martenot is an early electronic musical instrument known for its eerie, wavering tones and expressive keyboard-and-ring performance technique, famously used in classical and experimental music.
- F. None of above.
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_69d822e8896c819091169882f9b20486 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dec7f0f5a48190af008352c26574d7 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe0cefb7c08190bf69b15165f046d0 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe1a0e2820819092abfc2795ba4851 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe1a89d4d08190a2be8b4b0bc5a472 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:30 a.m.