Triple
T15247424
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Traces |
E364419
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James B. Cobb Jr.
James B. Cobb Jr. is an American historian and author known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and politics of the American South.
|
E1151493
|
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: James B. Cobb Jr. | Statement: [Traces, author, James B. Cobb Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Cobb Jr. Context triple: [Traces, author, James B. Cobb Jr.]
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A.
James B. Cobb Jr.
James B. Cobb Jr. is an American songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, co-writing several soft rock and pop hits of the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
James C. Cobb
James C. Cobb is a prominent American historian known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and identity of the American South.
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C.
James T. Butts Jr.
James T. Butts Jr. is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who serves as the mayor of Inglewood, California.
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D.
James G. Batterson
James G. Batterson was a 19th-century American businessman and insurance pioneer best known for founding what became the Travelers Companies.
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E.
Charles D. Carter
Charles D. Carter was an American politician from Oklahoma who served as a U.S. Representative in the early 20th century and was influential in the state's development and Native American affairs.
- 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: James B. Cobb Jr. Triple: [Traces, author, James B. Cobb Jr.]
Generated description
James B. Cobb Jr. is an American historian and author known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and politics of the American South.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Cobb Jr. Target entity description: James B. Cobb Jr. is an American historian and author known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and politics of the American South.
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A.
James B. Cobb Jr.
James B. Cobb Jr. is an American songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, co-writing several soft rock and pop hits of the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
James C. Cobb
James C. Cobb is a prominent American historian known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and identity of the American South.
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C.
James T. Butts Jr.
James T. Butts Jr. is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who serves as the mayor of Inglewood, California.
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D.
James G. Batterson
James G. Batterson was a 19th-century American businessman and insurance pioneer best known for founding what became the Travelers Companies.
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E.
Charles D. Carter
Charles D. Carter was an American politician from Oklahoma who served as a U.S. Representative in the early 20th century and was influential in the state's development and Native American affairs.
- 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_69d85a0dde7481908fc64d1e82d5d20d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e007f4f9d48190b96a7e0c6993cd69 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff01de4ccc8190aeac4a6c1ffc08d9 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff038901788190b8e3150dc514194d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff041924e08190a4068d263de94c95 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:13 a.m.