Triple

T16063498
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norma Bates E389672 entity
Predicate hasSpouse P13 FINISHED
Object Sam Bates
Sam Bates is a character in the "Psycho" franchise, known as the husband of Norma Bates and stepfather of Norman Bates in certain adaptations of the story.
 E1197501 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: Sam Bates | Statement: [Norma Bates, hasSpouse, Sam Bates]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sam Bates
Context triple: [Norma Bates, hasSpouse, Sam Bates]
  • A. Russ Bates
    Russ Bates is a scientific researcher known for co-authoring a 2021 study published in the journal Nature.
  • B. John Brett
    John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
  • C. William Bales
    William Bales was the husband of Academy Award–winning American actress Jo Van Fleet.
  • D. Colin Tate
    Colin Tate is a character best known as the troubled, mind-controlled assassin protagonist in Brandon Cronenberg’s 2020 science fiction horror film "Possessor."
  • E. Ian Bryce
    Ian Bryce is a British film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and the Transformers series.
  • 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: Sam Bates
Triple: [Norma Bates, hasSpouse, Sam Bates]
Generated description
Sam Bates is a character in the "Psycho" franchise, known as the husband of Norma Bates and stepfather of Norman Bates in certain adaptations of the story.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sam Bates
Target entity description: Sam Bates is a character in the "Psycho" franchise, known as the husband of Norma Bates and stepfather of Norman Bates in certain adaptations of the story.
  • A. Russ Bates
    Russ Bates is a scientific researcher known for co-authoring a 2021 study published in the journal Nature.
  • B. John Brett
    John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
  • C. William Bales
    William Bales was the husband of Academy Award–winning American actress Jo Van Fleet.
  • D. Colin Tate
    Colin Tate is a character best known as the troubled, mind-controlled assassin protagonist in Brandon Cronenberg’s 2020 science fiction horror film "Possessor."
  • E. Ian Bryce
    Ian Bryce is a British film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and the Transformers series.
  • 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_69d86daf32ec8190a8c0466c8f49c3c0 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e1837b048881908326739bbede756f completed April 17, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fff798c2a48190b6eccd476a0a396f completed May 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fff8ecb3d08190b02275f6980e9f0d completed May 10, 2026, 3:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fff94cd32081908205ae383e58d148 completed May 10, 2026, 3:19 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:57 a.m.