Triple
T17225886
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carson Pirie Scott |
E418112
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Samuel Carson
Samuel Carson was a 19th-century American businessman best known as a co-founder of the Carson Pirie Scott department store chain in Chicago.
|
E1257556
|
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: Samuel Carson | Statement: [Carson Pirie Scott, foundedBy, Samuel Carson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Carson Context triple: [Carson Pirie Scott, foundedBy, Samuel Carson]
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A.
Richard Carson
Richard Carson is one of the sons of legendary American television host and comedian Johnny Carson.
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B.
Samuel Westbrook
Samuel Westbrook was an early local figure of sufficient prominence in the region’s history that the city of Westbrook, Maine, was named in his honor.
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C.
Samuel Lester
Samuel Lester is the full given name of Les Snead, the American football executive best known as the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams.
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D.
Samuel Dixon
Samuel Dixon is a British songwriter, record producer, and bassist known for his work with artists such as Adele, Sia, and Christina Aguilera.
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E.
Samuel Russell
Samuel Russell was an architect known for designing the Middlesex Guildhall in London, a notable example of early 20th-century civic architecture.
- 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: Samuel Carson Triple: [Carson Pirie Scott, foundedBy, Samuel Carson]
Generated description
Samuel Carson was a 19th-century American businessman best known as a co-founder of the Carson Pirie Scott department store chain in Chicago.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Carson Target entity description: Samuel Carson was a 19th-century American businessman best known as a co-founder of the Carson Pirie Scott department store chain in Chicago.
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A.
Richard Carson
Richard Carson is one of the sons of legendary American television host and comedian Johnny Carson.
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B.
Samuel Westbrook
Samuel Westbrook was an early local figure of sufficient prominence in the region’s history that the city of Westbrook, Maine, was named in his honor.
-
C.
Samuel Lester
Samuel Lester is the full given name of Les Snead, the American football executive best known as the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams.
-
D.
Samuel Dixon
Samuel Dixon is a British songwriter, record producer, and bassist known for his work with artists such as Adele, Sia, and Christina Aguilera.
-
E.
Samuel Russell
Samuel Russell was an architect known for designing the Middlesex Guildhall in London, a notable example of early 20th-century civic architecture.
- 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_69d886d779488190b131369541c04e7d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42de1674c81909ca9e87fa9153640 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01675cc70881909cf39b2e229f5d1e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a016a5f58408190b42a8da742aa2f5b |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a016b0e72588190b1ba2b45f0425d3d |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m.