Triple
T17364435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PHI, Inc. |
E422150
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alvin S. “Ace” Coates |
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|
NE ONNED1 |
How this triple was built (3 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: Alvin S. “Ace” Coates | Statement: [PHI, Inc., foundedBy, Alvin S. “Ace” Coates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alvin S. “Ace” Coates Context triple: [PHI, Inc., foundedBy, Alvin S. “Ace” Coates]
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A.
Jack E. Cox
Jack E. Cox was a British cinematographer active during the silent and early sound eras, known for his work on several of Alfred Hitchcock’s early films.
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B.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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C.
Earl Cairns
Earl Cairns is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the prominent 19th-century Conservative politician and Lord Chancellor Hugh Cairns.
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D.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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E.
Melvin P. Thorpe
Melvin P. Thorpe is a flamboyant, moralizing television reporter and crusader who exposes the illegal brothel at the center of the musical comedy film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alvin S. “Ace” Coates Target entity description: Alvin S. “Ace” Coates is an American businessman best known as the founder of PHI, Inc., a major provider of helicopter services to the offshore oil and gas industry.
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A.
Jack E. Cox
Jack E. Cox was a British cinematographer active during the silent and early sound eras, known for his work on several of Alfred Hitchcock’s early films.
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B.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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C.
Earl Cairns
Earl Cairns is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the prominent 19th-century Conservative politician and Lord Chancellor Hugh Cairns.
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D.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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E.
Melvin P. Thorpe
Melvin P. Thorpe is a flamboyant, moralizing television reporter and crusader who exposes the illegal brothel at the center of the musical comedy film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (3 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_69d889d6535c81908be333c01deaec4e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a4f52988190847230e119a35b87 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01956294ec819083c1dde8fc2685e4 |
in_progress | May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.