Triple

T20773511
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jean Willes E511296 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard — 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: Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard | Statement: [Jean Willes, spouse, Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard
Context triple: [Jean Willes, spouse, Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard]
  • A. Gordon E. Sawyer
    Gordon E. Sawyer was an influential American sound engineer in the film industry, renowned for his technical achievements and long career at Samuel Goldwyn Studios.
  • B. Walter C. Sweeney Jr.
    Walter C. Sweeney Jr. was a United States Air Force general who played a key role in the development and command of strategic air operations during the mid-20th century.
  • C. Glenn L. Jackson
    Glenn L. Jackson was an influential Oregon transportation and public utilities leader whose legacy includes major infrastructure projects in the Pacific Northwest.
  • D. Thomas J. Dryer
    Thomas J. Dryer was a 19th-century American newspaper publisher and editor best known for his role in early Pacific Northwest journalism, including founding what became the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  • E. Ronald E. Yates
    Ronald E. Yates is an American author and former journalist known for his work as a foreign correspondent and as a professor and dean at the University of Illinois’ College of Media.
  • 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: Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard
Target entity description: Gerald B. "Jerry" Sheppard was the husband of American film and television actress Jean Willes.
  • A. Gordon E. Sawyer
    Gordon E. Sawyer was an influential American sound engineer in the film industry, renowned for his technical achievements and long career at Samuel Goldwyn Studios.
  • B. Walter C. Sweeney Jr.
    Walter C. Sweeney Jr. was a United States Air Force general who played a key role in the development and command of strategic air operations during the mid-20th century.
  • C. Glenn L. Jackson
    Glenn L. Jackson was an influential Oregon transportation and public utilities leader whose legacy includes major infrastructure projects in the Pacific Northwest.
  • D. Thomas J. Dryer
    Thomas J. Dryer was a 19th-century American newspaper publisher and editor best known for his role in early Pacific Northwest journalism, including founding what became the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  • E. Ronald E. Yates
    Ronald E. Yates is an American author and former journalist known for his work as a foreign correspondent and as a professor and dean at the University of Illinois’ College of Media.
  • 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_69e0b4ca01148190ac018e57e0cab46f completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c269638881909d96b847f7de5585 completed April 21, 2026, 12:18 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:37 p.m.