Triple
T16938710
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | W. Graham Claytor Jr. |
E410892
|
entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert B. Claytor
Robert B. Claytor was an American railroad executive who served as the first chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation following the merger of Norfolk & Western and Southern Railway.
|
E1258495
|
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: Robert B. Claytor | Statement: [W. Graham Claytor Jr., sibling, Robert B. Claytor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert B. Claytor Context triple: [W. Graham Claytor Jr., sibling, Robert B. Claytor]
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A.
Elmer A. Carter
Elmer A. Carter was an American social worker and civil rights advocate who became a prominent New York State official and influential voice on race relations and labor issues.
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B.
Reginald H. Jones
Reginald H. Jones was an American business executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of General Electric during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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C.
W. Graham Claytor Jr.
W. Graham Claytor Jr. was an influential American railroad executive and later Amtrak president, known for revitalizing passenger rail service in the United States.
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D.
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest P. Worrell is a bumbling yet lovable fictional character from a series of comedy films and commercials, known for his catchphrase-laden antics and portrayal by actor Jim Varney.
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E.
Maurice F. Smith
Maurice F. Smith was the first husband of American singer and television personality Dinah Shore, known primarily in relation to her early personal life.
- 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: Robert B. Claytor Triple: [W. Graham Claytor Jr., sibling, Robert B. Claytor]
Generated description
Robert B. Claytor was an American railroad executive who served as the first chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation following the merger of Norfolk & Western and Southern Railway.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert B. Claytor Target entity description: Robert B. Claytor was an American railroad executive who served as the first chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation following the merger of Norfolk & Western and Southern Railway.
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A.
Elmer A. Carter
Elmer A. Carter was an American social worker and civil rights advocate who became a prominent New York State official and influential voice on race relations and labor issues.
-
B.
Reginald H. Jones
Reginald H. Jones was an American business executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of General Electric during the 1970s and early 1980s.
-
C.
W. Graham Claytor Jr.
W. Graham Claytor Jr. was an influential American railroad executive and later Amtrak president, known for revitalizing passenger rail service in the United States.
-
D.
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest P. Worrell is a bumbling yet lovable fictional character from a series of comedy films and commercials, known for his catchphrase-laden antics and portrayal by actor Jim Varney.
-
E.
Maurice F. Smith
Maurice F. Smith was the first husband of American singer and television personality Dinah Shore, known primarily in relation to her early personal life.
- 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_69d886c886688190967be07322597ac9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cf2b88bc8190aeb7b07032478ae3 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0170dd38708190b17cee0ab6cee6eb |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0172b0b8a48190a2c783c3e626a6f4 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0173557bd48190b2061be60e57c0e7 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:31 a.m.