Triple

T1745119
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rudolph E38319 entity
Predicate createdBy P806 FINISHED
Object Robert L. May
Robert L. May was an American copywriter and author best known for creating the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
 E197626 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 L. May | Statement: [Rudolph, createdBy, Robert L. May]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert L. May
Context triple: [Rudolph, createdBy, Robert L. May]
  • A. Robert May
    Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
  • B. Bruce Wilkinson
    Bruce Wilkinson is a Christian author and speaker best known for his bestselling devotional book "The Prayer of Jabez."
  • C. David B. Steinman
    David B. Steinman was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer known for his innovative long-span suspension bridges in the 20th century.
  • D. David Nelson
    David Nelson was an American actor and director best known as the elder son on the classic television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
  • E. Robert McCredie May
    Robert McCredie May was a prominent Australian scientist and theoretical ecologist renowned for his influential work on population dynamics, chaos theory, and the mathematical modeling of ecosystems.
  • 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 L. May
Triple: [Rudolph, createdBy, Robert L. May]
Generated description
Robert L. May was an American copywriter and author best known for creating the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert L. May
Target entity description: Robert L. May was an American copywriter and author best known for creating the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
  • A. Robert May
    Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
  • B. Bruce Wilkinson
    Bruce Wilkinson is a Christian author and speaker best known for his bestselling devotional book "The Prayer of Jabez."
  • C. David B. Steinman
    David B. Steinman was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer known for his innovative long-span suspension bridges in the 20th century.
  • D. David Nelson
    David Nelson was an American actor and director best known as the elder son on the classic television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
  • E. Robert McCredie May
    Robert McCredie May was a prominent Australian scientist and theoretical ecologist renowned for his influential work on population dynamics, chaos theory, and the mathematical modeling of ecosystems.
  • 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_69a8862b01a48190ab47209063af82d9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa63e93f3481909f61d581f7a5bdfa completed March 6, 2026, 5:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ada0de0ff08190bb7758e3ba32de80 completed March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ada524a234819082f94430da4e802d completed March 8, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ada5bc32ac8190a921410bdfa465fa completed March 8, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.