Triple
T1657684
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Randolph Hearst |
E35836
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Whitmire Hearst
David Whitmire Hearst was a member of the prominent Hearst family and one of the sons of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
|
E187854
|
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: David Whitmire Hearst | Statement: [William Randolph Hearst, child, David Whitmire Hearst]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Whitmire Hearst Context triple: [William Randolph Hearst, child, David Whitmire Hearst]
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A.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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B.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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C.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
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D.
Donald Klopfer
Donald Klopfer was an American publisher best known as the co-founder of the influential publishing house Random House.
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E.
J. Watson Webb Jr.
J. Watson Webb Jr. was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
- 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: David Whitmire Hearst Triple: [William Randolph Hearst, child, David Whitmire Hearst]
Generated description
David Whitmire Hearst was a member of the prominent Hearst family and one of the sons of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Whitmire Hearst Target entity description: David Whitmire Hearst was a member of the prominent Hearst family and one of the sons of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
-
A.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
-
B.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
-
C.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
-
D.
Donald Klopfer
Donald Klopfer was an American publisher best known as the co-founder of the influential publishing house Random House.
-
E.
J. Watson Webb Jr.
J. Watson Webb Jr. was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
- 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_69a88606aa808190aa0b421b4271f220 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a8d85f08190a50ade3f443b7703 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad68254a6081909c2222fd77dff648 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad68a9769081908a0748b8d02b8379 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad692d61288190ad0c0265f49643ac |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.