Triple

T2472415
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject J. Walter Thompson E55007 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object James Walter Thompson
James Walter Thompson was an American advertising pioneer whose work helped shape the modern advertising agency industry.
 E270567 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: James Walter Thompson | Statement: [J. Walter Thompson, foundedBy, James Walter Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Walter Thompson
Context triple: [J. Walter Thompson, foundedBy, James Walter Thompson]
  • A. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
  • B. B. Ray Thompson
    B. Ray Thompson was a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose significant contributions to the University of Tennessee led to the naming of Thompson–Boling Arena in his honor.
  • C. Frank V. Phillips
    Frank V. Phillips was an American cinematographer known for his work on mid-20th-century films, particularly in the fantasy and adventure genres.
  • D. William W. Grainger
    William W. Grainger was an American industrialist and founder of the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, whose philanthropy significantly supported engineering education.
  • E. Frederic L. Smith
    Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
  • 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: James Walter Thompson
Triple: [J. Walter Thompson, foundedBy, James Walter Thompson]
Generated description
James Walter Thompson was an American advertising pioneer whose work helped shape the modern advertising agency industry.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Walter Thompson
Target entity description: James Walter Thompson was an American advertising pioneer whose work helped shape the modern advertising agency industry.
  • A. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
  • B. B. Ray Thompson
    B. Ray Thompson was a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose significant contributions to the University of Tennessee led to the naming of Thompson–Boling Arena in his honor.
  • C. Frank V. Phillips
    Frank V. Phillips was an American cinematographer known for his work on mid-20th-century films, particularly in the fantasy and adventure genres.
  • D. William W. Grainger
    William W. Grainger was an American industrialist and founder of the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, whose philanthropy significantly supported engineering education.
  • E. Frederic L. Smith
    Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
  • 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_69ab49e279e88190ab10d7248aea9d11 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd138872481908184e06d3584718e completed March 7, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af17a5bb04819090b3156a9819b87d completed March 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af1aca9a5081909e3a1b810b61e19d completed March 9, 2026, 7:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af1b45a30c8190a3555fea9c03e343 completed March 9, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.