Triple
T17948817
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rent-A-Center |
E448774
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | J. Ernest Talley |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: J. Ernest Talley | Statement: [Rent-A-Center, foundedBy, J. Ernest Talley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Ernest Talley Context triple: [Rent-A-Center, foundedBy, J. Ernest Talley]
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A.
Arthur E. LaShelle
Arthur E. LaShelle was an American cinematographer best known for his work on nature and documentary films, including Disney’s acclaimed documentary "The Vanishing Prairie."
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B.
H. M. Woodard
H. M. Woodard was the father of Academy Award–winning American character actress Jane Darwell.
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C.
LeRoy Pope Walker
LeRoy Pope Walker was the first Confederate States Secretary of War, overseeing the Confederate war effort at the outset of the American Civil War.
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D.
J.H. Braly
J.H. Braly was an individual significant enough in local or regional history that the city of Brawley, California, was named in his honor.
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E.
Earl Lovelace
Earl Lovelace is a Trinidadian novelist and playwright renowned for his vivid portrayals of Caribbean life, culture, and postcolonial society.
- 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: J. Ernest Talley Target entity description: J. Ernest Talley was an American businessman best known as the founder of the rent-to-own retail company Rent-A-Center.
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A.
Arthur E. LaShelle
Arthur E. LaShelle was an American cinematographer best known for his work on nature and documentary films, including Disney’s acclaimed documentary "The Vanishing Prairie."
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B.
H. M. Woodard
H. M. Woodard was the father of Academy Award–winning American character actress Jane Darwell.
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C.
LeRoy Pope Walker
LeRoy Pope Walker was the first Confederate States Secretary of War, overseeing the Confederate war effort at the outset of the American Civil War.
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D.
J.H. Braly
J.H. Braly was an individual significant enough in local or regional history that the city of Brawley, California, was named in his honor.
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E.
Earl Lovelace
Earl Lovelace is a Trinidadian novelist and playwright renowned for his vivid portrayals of Caribbean life, culture, and postcolonial society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8b9f8cca8819099836916c56b7c95 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4afaac780819097434b20b1f155d2 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:21 a.m.