Triple
T1848061
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Ballard |
E41329
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ballard
Ballard is a surname most notably associated with Robert Ballard, the American oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
|
E209132
|
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: Ballard | Statement: [Robert Ballard, familyName, Ballard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ballard Context triple: [Robert Ballard, familyName, Ballard]
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A.
Redlands
Redlands is a historic city in Southern California known for its citrus-growing heritage, Victorian architecture, and role as an educational and cultural hub in the Inland Empire.
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B.
Kelso
Kelso is a historic market town in the Scottish Borders, known for its picturesque setting at the confluence of the Rivers Tweed and Teviot and the ruins of Kelso Abbey.
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C.
Montrose
Montrose is a coastal town in eastern Scotland known for its historic harbor, sandy beach, and surrounding nature reserves.
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D.
Montrose
Montrose is a city in western Colorado known for its access to outdoor recreation, including nearby national parks and scenic mountain landscapes.
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E.
Montrose
Montrose is a vibrant, artsy neighborhood in Houston, Texas, known for its eclectic culture, historic homes, and diverse community.
- 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: Ballard Triple: [Robert Ballard, familyName, Ballard]
Generated description
Ballard is a surname most notably associated with Robert Ballard, the American oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ballard Target entity description: Ballard is a surname most notably associated with Robert Ballard, the American oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
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A.
Redlands
Redlands is a historic city in Southern California known for its citrus-growing heritage, Victorian architecture, and role as an educational and cultural hub in the Inland Empire.
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B.
Kelso
Kelso is a historic market town in the Scottish Borders, known for its picturesque setting at the confluence of the Rivers Tweed and Teviot and the ruins of Kelso Abbey.
-
C.
Montrose
Montrose is a city in western Colorado known for its access to outdoor recreation, including nearby national parks and scenic mountain landscapes.
-
D.
Montrose
Montrose is a vibrant, artsy neighborhood in Houston, Texas, known for its eclectic culture, historic homes, and diverse community.
-
E.
Montrose
Montrose is a coastal town in eastern Scotland known for its historic harbor, sandy beach, and surrounding nature reserves.
- 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_69a88648cd44819093303206d96d76ad |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb05412a08190855ea453d1264ea3 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69addf48e3048190a79824fd92e0079f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ade0158ca8819090e630d87d5f3947 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ade07bd83c819083120092d672793e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.