Triple
T2472416
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J. Walter Thompson |
E55007
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Walter Thompson |
E270567
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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, namedAfter, 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, namedAfter, James Walter Thompson]
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A.
James Walter Thompson
chosen
James Walter Thompson was an American advertising pioneer whose work helped shape the modern advertising agency industry.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69af1f86a1bc8190af02a1109ccf0773 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.