Triple
T2877528
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island |
E56912
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasChiefJudge |
P10517
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William E. Smith
William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
|
E692558
|
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: William E. Smith | Statement: [United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, hasChiefJudge, William E. Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William E. Smith Context triple: [United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, hasChiefJudge, William E. Smith]
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A.
William W. Smith
William W. Smith was the husband of American actress Frances Farmer, known primarily for his marriage to the troubled Hollywood star.
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B.
Charles B. Eddy
Charles B. Eddy was an American businessman and railroad promoter influential in the development of southeastern New Mexico, for whom Eddy County was named.
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C.
Oliver P. Smith
Oliver P. Smith was a highly respected U.S. Marine Corps general best known for his leadership of Marines during the Korean War, particularly at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
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D.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
Samuel H. Smith
Samuel H. Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the first missionaries of the Church of Christ founded by his brother Joseph Smith.
- 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: William E. Smith Triple: [United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, hasChiefJudge, William E. Smith]
Generated description
William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William E. Smith Target entity description: William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
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A.
William W. Smith
William W. Smith was the husband of American actress Frances Farmer, known primarily for his marriage to the troubled Hollywood star.
-
B.
Charles B. Eddy
Charles B. Eddy was an American businessman and railroad promoter influential in the development of southeastern New Mexico, for whom Eddy County was named.
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C.
Oliver P. Smith
Oliver P. Smith was a highly respected U.S. Marine Corps general best known for his leadership of Marines during the Korean War, particularly at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
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D.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
Samuel H. Smith
Samuel H. Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the first missionaries of the Church of Christ founded by his brother Joseph Smith.
- 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_69ab4a4ced288190ab6d3e062d10f7f6 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe007329c8190b0bc1851c7307124 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ca621ce1b881908ed8145e0088ea3f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ca629206f48190bc29ffda7c8865ee |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ca62e497288190adfe0181ea194af4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:03 p.m.