Triple
T16827917
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dick Smith |
E409068
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard Emerson Smith
Richard Emerson Smith, better known as Dick Smith, was a pioneering American special effects makeup artist renowned for his groundbreaking, realistic work in films such as "The Exorcist" and "Amadeus."
|
E1249312
|
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: Richard Emerson Smith | Statement: [Dick Smith, birthName, Richard Emerson Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Emerson Smith Context triple: [Dick Smith, birthName, Richard Emerson Smith]
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A.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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B.
David Bruce Smith
David Bruce Smith is an American author, publisher, and philanthropist known for his works on history and his support of arts and educational initiatives.
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C.
Charles Ferguson Smith
Charles Ferguson Smith was a distinguished United States Army officer and West Point instructor who served in the Mexican–American War and early in the American Civil War.
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D.
Charles Aubrey Smith
Charles Aubrey Smith was an English cricketer-turned-character actor best known for playing dignified, often aristocratic English gentlemen in early Hollywood films.
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E.
Lewis Martin Smith
Lewis Martin Smith was an individual significant enough in his region or community that a major reservoir, Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama, was named in his honor.
- 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: Richard Emerson Smith Triple: [Dick Smith, birthName, Richard Emerson Smith]
Generated description
Richard Emerson Smith, better known as Dick Smith, was a pioneering American special effects makeup artist renowned for his groundbreaking, realistic work in films such as "The Exorcist" and "Amadeus."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Emerson Smith Target entity description: Richard Emerson Smith, better known as Dick Smith, was a pioneering American special effects makeup artist renowned for his groundbreaking, realistic work in films such as "The Exorcist" and "Amadeus."
-
A.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
-
B.
David Bruce Smith
David Bruce Smith is an American author, publisher, and philanthropist known for his works on history and his support of arts and educational initiatives.
-
C.
Charles Ferguson Smith
Charles Ferguson Smith was a distinguished United States Army officer and West Point instructor who served in the Mexican–American War and early in the American Civil War.
-
D.
Charles Aubrey Smith
Charles Aubrey Smith was an English cricketer-turned-character actor best known for playing dignified, often aristocratic English gentlemen in early Hollywood films.
-
E.
Lewis Martin Smith
Lewis Martin Smith was an individual significant enough in his region or community that a major reservoir, Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama, was named in his honor.
- 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_69d88394566c8190b3dcbdc72935f7fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b3151350819097b1c375e6df8986 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a012ec9611c8190a773beef59b39110 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01314a0db481909f500d57e5ae3b51 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a013198d2d08190b593694809ac2ad6 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:32 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:23 a.m.