Triple
T20516817
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whiteley |
E503701
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Whiteley |
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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: William Whiteley | Statement: [Whiteley, usedBy, William Whiteley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Whiteley Context triple: [Whiteley, usedBy, William Whiteley]
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A.
David Whiteley
David Whiteley is an actor known for appearing in the action thriller film "Killer Elite."
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B.
Arthur Whiteley
Arthur Whiteley was an American developmental biologist known for his research on sea urchin embryology and his long tenure at the University of Washington.
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C.
John Whiteley
John Whiteley is a relatively obscure individual about whom no widely known public information is available beyond his association with the name Whiteley.
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D.
John Wainwright
John Wainwright is the super-intelligent, physically and mentally advanced mutant protagonist of Olaf Stapledon’s science fiction novel "Odd John."
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E.
Michael Dowse
Michael Dowse is a Canadian film and television director known for energetic, character-driven comedies such as "Fubar," "Goon," and the action-comedy "Stuber."
- 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: William Whiteley Target entity description: William Whiteley was a pioneering 19th-century British entrepreneur best known for founding Whiteleys, one of London’s first department stores.
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A.
David Whiteley
David Whiteley is an actor known for appearing in the action thriller film "Killer Elite."
-
B.
Arthur Whiteley
Arthur Whiteley was an American developmental biologist known for his research on sea urchin embryology and his long tenure at the University of Washington.
-
C.
John Whiteley
John Whiteley is a relatively obscure individual about whom no widely known public information is available beyond his association with the name Whiteley.
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D.
John Wainwright
John Wainwright is the super-intelligent, physically and mentally advanced mutant protagonist of Olaf Stapledon’s science fiction novel "Odd John."
-
E.
Michael Dowse
Michael Dowse is a Canadian film and television director known for energetic, character-driven comedies such as "Fubar," "Goon," and the action-comedy "Stuber."
- 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_69e0b4b2aa788190ae9eb37c1d73b1f1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e69f42db688190a3ccfba5601e8bf3 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:36 a.m.