Triple

T1805717
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mellody Hobson E40214 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Hobson
Hobson is the surname of Mellody Hobson, a prominent American businesswoman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments.
 E201142 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: Hobson | Statement: [Mellody Hobson, familyName, Hobson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hobson
Context triple: [Mellody Hobson, familyName, Hobson]
  • A. Hobuck
    Hobuck is the original settlement name that preceded the modern city of Hoboken, New Jersey.
  • B. Houbie
    Houbie is the main village on the Shetland island of Fetlar in Scotland.
  • C. Thirlby
    Thirlby is the surname of Olivia Thirlby, an American actress known for roles in films such as "Juno" and "Dredd."
  • D. Otis
    Otis is a globally recognized manufacturer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, known for pioneering vertical transportation technologies.
  • E. Otis
    "Otis" is a hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring a prominent Otis Redding sample, known for its celebratory tone and showcase of their lyrical chemistry.
  • 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: Hobson
Triple: [Mellody Hobson, familyName, Hobson]
Generated description
Hobson is the surname of Mellody Hobson, a prominent American businesswoman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hobson
Target entity description: Hobson is the surname of Mellody Hobson, a prominent American businesswoman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments.
  • A. Hobuck
    Hobuck is the original settlement name that preceded the modern city of Hoboken, New Jersey.
  • B. Houbie
    Houbie is the main village on the Shetland island of Fetlar in Scotland.
  • C. Thirlby
    Thirlby is the surname of Olivia Thirlby, an American actress known for roles in films such as "Juno" and "Dredd."
  • D. Otis
    Otis is a globally recognized manufacturer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, known for pioneering vertical transportation technologies.
  • E. Otis
    "Otis" is a hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring a prominent Otis Redding sample, known for its celebratory tone and showcase of their lyrical chemistry.
  • 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_69a88643a3388190a612f2ebe1fb29e7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa659798b88190bd3070349ce6bebb completed March 6, 2026, 5:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adb5df20948190943a60c209270b62 completed March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adb69c149081908b5b819c068a1ce2 completed March 8, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adb8be528c819092a5e22b099fc2a0 completed March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.