Triple

T2439371
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Diocese of Alabama E53236 entity
Predicate hasFormerBishop P7716 FINISHED
Object Nicholas H. Cobbs
Nicholas H. Cobbs was a 19th-century Episcopal bishop who served as the first Bishop of Alabama, helping to establish and organize the Episcopal Church in the state.
E438483 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: Nicholas H. Cobbs | Statement: [Diocese of Alabama, hasFormerBishop, Nicholas H. Cobbs]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas H. Cobbs
Context triple: [Diocese of Alabama, hasFormerBishop, Nicholas H. Cobbs]
  • A. John B. Cobb Jr.
    John B. Cobb Jr. is an American theologian and philosopher best known as a leading figure in process theology and for integrating Alfred North Whitehead’s process thought with Christian theology and ecological concerns.
  • B. John D. Nichols
    John D. Nichols is a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the arts and culture sector led to major landmarks being named in his honor.
  • C. James K. Boyce
    James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
  • D. Samuel J. Crawford
    Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
  • E. John M. Balch
    John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
  • 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: Nicholas H. Cobbs
Triple: [Diocese of Alabama, hasFormerBishop, Nicholas H. Cobbs]
Generated description
Nicholas H. Cobbs was a 19th-century Episcopal bishop who served as the first Bishop of Alabama, helping to establish and organize the Episcopal Church in the state.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas H. Cobbs
Target entity description: Nicholas H. Cobbs was a 19th-century Episcopal bishop who served as the first Bishop of Alabama, helping to establish and organize the Episcopal Church in the state.
  • A. John B. Cobb Jr.
    John B. Cobb Jr. is an American theologian and philosopher best known as a leading figure in process theology and for integrating Alfred North Whitehead’s process thought with Christian theology and ecological concerns.
  • B. John D. Nichols
    John D. Nichols is a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the arts and culture sector led to major landmarks being named in his honor.
  • C. James K. Boyce
    James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
  • D. Samuel J. Crawford
    Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
  • E. John M. Balch
    John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
  • 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_69ab495b6dac8190ac82661aa1452222 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd0db08948190b2a9e36aebbcdaa1 completed March 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5f57163e08190934045ea34486605 completed March 14, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5f65e9bec819082c33b0c066cd42b completed March 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5fa90f6a48190a27dfeb65f705225 completed March 15, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.