Triple

T2152582
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject American Express E47812 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Henry Wells
Henry Wells was a 19th-century American businessman and express pioneer who co-founded both American Express and Wells Fargo.
 E243478 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: Henry Wells | Statement: [American Express, foundedBy, Henry Wells]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Henry Wells
Context triple: [American Express, foundedBy, Henry Wells]
  • A. George Wells
    George Wells was an American screenwriter known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including several MGM musicals and comedies.
  • B. George Whitman
    George Whitman was an American-born bookseller and literary figure best known for running and transforming Paris’s iconic Shakespeare and Company bookshop into a haven for writers and readers.
  • C. George Philip Wells
    George Philip Wells was a British zoologist and author, known both for his scientific work and as the son of writer H. G. Wells.
  • D. Henry Wolfe
    Henry Wolfe is an American musician and actor known for his work as a singer-songwriter and for being the son of acclaimed actress Meryl Streep.
  • E. Frederick H. Meyer
    Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
  • 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: Henry Wells
Triple: [American Express, foundedBy, Henry Wells]
Generated description
Henry Wells was a 19th-century American businessman and express pioneer who co-founded both American Express and Wells Fargo.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Henry Wells
Target entity description: Henry Wells was a 19th-century American businessman and express pioneer who co-founded both American Express and Wells Fargo.
  • A. George Wells
    George Wells was an American screenwriter known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including several MGM musicals and comedies.
  • B. George Whitman
    George Whitman was an American-born bookseller and literary figure best known for running and transforming Paris’s iconic Shakespeare and Company bookshop into a haven for writers and readers.
  • C. George Philip Wells
    George Philip Wells was a British zoologist and author, known both for his scientific work and as the son of writer H. G. Wells.
  • D. Henry Wolfe
    Henry Wolfe is an American musician and actor known for his work as a singer-songwriter and for being the son of acclaimed actress Meryl Streep.
  • E. Frederick H. Meyer
    Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
  • 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_69a88a1d1fd8819088b34990d69a712f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe48ad148190a7d6cc88fd38a660 completed March 7, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae5d940bec8190998ef88ed44e5811 completed March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae615a4ccc8190845b952892fe647a completed March 9, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae61aab87c8190bb81b475f3a038f8 completed March 9, 2026, 5:59 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.