Triple
T2341803
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ziegfeld Follies |
E45041
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePerformer |
P17435
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bert Williams
Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
|
E260317
|
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: Bert Williams | Statement: [Ziegfeld Follies, notablePerformer, Bert Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bert Williams Context triple: [Ziegfeld Follies, notablePerformer, Bert Williams]
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A.
Oscar Charleston
Oscar Charleston was an American baseball center fielder widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro league history, known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive brilliance.
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B.
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor was a popular early 20th-century American comedian, singer, actor, and radio star known for his energetic performances and influential work in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and broadcasting.
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C.
George White
George White was a British Army general best known for commanding the garrison during the Siege of Ladysmith in the Second Boer War.
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D.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
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E.
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was an influential early jazz clarinetist and bandleader associated with the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes of the 1920s.
- 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: Bert Williams Triple: [Ziegfeld Follies, notablePerformer, Bert Williams]
Generated description
Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bert Williams Target entity description: Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
-
A.
Oscar Charleston
Oscar Charleston was an American baseball center fielder widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro league history, known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive brilliance.
-
B.
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor was a popular early 20th-century American comedian, singer, actor, and radio star known for his energetic performances and influential work in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and broadcasting.
-
C.
George White
George White was a British Army general best known for commanding the garrison during the Siege of Ladysmith in the Second Boer War.
-
D.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
-
E.
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was an influential early jazz clarinetist and bandleader associated with the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes of the 1920s.
- 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_69a88917935081909b755dbf38e81024 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc6ad01fc81909e386986e9acc989 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea88113988190b89abfc01f5bf6f4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aeaacdb19081908561e845eda30143 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aeab435b7081909ec4815f64fe9ea1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:52 p.m.