Triple
T17673914
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Volker |
E440595
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entity |
| Predicate | knownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Volker |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William Volker | Statement: [William Volker, knownAs, William Volker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Volker Context triple: [William Volker, knownAs, William Volker]
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A.
William Volker
chosen
William Volker was an early 20th-century Kansas City businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive charitable work and support of public institutions, including higher education.
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B.
Jim Herzfeld
Jim Herzfeld is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the hit comedy film "Meet the Parents" and its sequel "Meet the Fockers."
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C.
Paul Weigel
Paul Weigel was a German-born American character actor active in early 20th-century cinema, appearing in numerous silent and early sound films.
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D.
Howard Wagner
Howard Wagner is the young, business-focused employer of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman," representing the impersonal, modern corporate world.
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E.
Paul Speer
Paul Speer is an American guitarist and composer best known for his work in new-age and instrumental rock music, including collaborations with artists like David Lanz.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9e87e18819087104a44dc4dc5b1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46f6ba22081909e2099490c047378 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10 a.m.