Triple
T2894300
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tennessee Williams |
E63900
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entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Lanier Williams III
Thomas Lanier Williams III, better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major 20th-century American playwright renowned for works such as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie."
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E308212
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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: Thomas Lanier Williams III | Statement: [Tennessee Williams, fullName, Thomas Lanier Williams III]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Lanier Williams III Context triple: [Tennessee Williams, fullName, Thomas Lanier Williams III]
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A.
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard was an innovative American jazz pianist, composer, and educator known for his eclectic style and work with Charles Mingus and other leading jazz figures.
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B.
Charles Ray Wiggins
Charles Ray Wiggins, better known as Raphael Saadiq, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer renowned for his influential work in contemporary R&B and neo-soul.
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C.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was an influential American music executive, entrepreneur, and mentor known as “The Black Godfather” for his pivotal role in shaping Black entertainment and advancing the careers of numerous artists and executives.
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D.
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey was an influential American composer and pianist known as the “Father of Gospel Music” for pioneering the fusion of sacred lyrics with blues and jazz styles.
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E.
Richard Wayne Penniman
Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, was a pioneering American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist whose flamboyant style and energetic performances helped shape the genre in the 1950s.
- 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: Thomas Lanier Williams III Triple: [Tennessee Williams, fullName, Thomas Lanier Williams III]
Generated description
Thomas Lanier Williams III, better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major 20th-century American playwright renowned for works such as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Lanier Williams III Target entity description: Thomas Lanier Williams III, better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major 20th-century American playwright renowned for works such as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie."
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A.
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard was an innovative American jazz pianist, composer, and educator known for his eclectic style and work with Charles Mingus and other leading jazz figures.
-
B.
Charles Ray Wiggins
Charles Ray Wiggins, better known as Raphael Saadiq, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer renowned for his influential work in contemporary R&B and neo-soul.
-
C.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was an influential American music executive, entrepreneur, and mentor known as “The Black Godfather” for his pivotal role in shaping Black entertainment and advancing the careers of numerous artists and executives.
-
D.
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey was an influential American composer and pianist known as the “Father of Gospel Music” for pioneering the fusion of sacred lyrics with blues and jazz styles.
-
E.
Richard Wayne Penniman
Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, was a pioneering American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist whose flamboyant style and energetic performances helped shape the genre in the 1950s.
- 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_69ab4c45822c8190830c5f2bb97bcfd0 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe063de6c8190bce9ddefd1dd62e1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b031814764819096a1664b468ec817 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b03206ad288190aaa97a9379f3438c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0398b955c81909c6155706f4b90e9 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.