Triple

T18053048
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John G. Nicolay E431965 entity
Predicate child P120 FINISHED
Object Helen Nicolay 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: Helen Nicolay | Statement: [John G. Nicolay, child, Helen Nicolay]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helen Nicolay
Context triple: [John G. Nicolay, child, Helen Nicolay]
  • A. Helen Dortch
    Helen Dortch was an American journalist, suffragist, and preservationist best known as the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet and for her advocacy of progressive causes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • B. Helene Strybing
    Helene Strybing was a philanthropist whose generosity led to the establishment of the arboretum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that bears her name.
  • C. Harriet Heyman
    Harriet Heyman is an American writer and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of the Crankstart foundation, which supports education, arts, and social justice initiatives.
  • D. Sarah Childress
    Sarah Childress was an American political figure who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband, James K. Polk.
  • E. Theodora Richards
    Theodora Richards is an American model and artist, best known as the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and model Patti Hansen.
  • 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: Helen Nicolay
Target entity description: Helen Nicolay was an American writer and illustrator best known for her biographical works about Abraham Lincoln and for preserving and promoting the legacy of her father, Lincoln’s private secretary John G. Nicolay.
  • A. Helen Dortch
    Helen Dortch was an American journalist, suffragist, and preservationist best known as the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet and for her advocacy of progressive causes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • B. Helene Strybing
    Helene Strybing was a philanthropist whose generosity led to the establishment of the arboretum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that bears her name.
  • C. Harriet Heyman
    Harriet Heyman is an American writer and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of the Crankstart foundation, which supports education, arts, and social justice initiatives.
  • D. Sarah Childress
    Sarah Childress was an American political figure who served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband, James K. Polk.
  • E. Theodora Richards
    Theodora Richards is an American model and artist, best known as the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and model Patti Hansen.
  • 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_69d8b906482481908183315b9ecf9994 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4c0ff580c8190bc3ca04025476255 completed April 19, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:26 a.m.