Triple

T2918222
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Byrd E78656 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Erma Ora James
Erma Ora James was the longtime wife of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd and a private figure who supported him throughout his extensive political career.
 E309893 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: Erma Ora James | Statement: [Robert Byrd, spouse, Erma Ora James]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Erma Ora James
Context triple: [Robert Byrd, spouse, Erma Ora James]
  • A. Margie Wright Diamond
    Margie Wright Diamond is a collegiate softball stadium in Fresno, California, serving as the home field for Fresno State University's softball program.
  • B. Bernice Layne Brown
    Bernice Layne Brown was the mother of California governor Jerry Brown and a prominent figure in California political and civic life.
  • C. Verna Felton
    Verna Felton was an American character actress and voice performer best known for her memorable roles in classic Disney animated films.
  • D. Betty Jaynes
    Betty Jaynes was an American soprano and film actress best known for her musical roles in late 1930s MGM productions.
  • E. Myrna Smith
    Myrna Smith was an American soul and gospel singer best known as a member of the vocal group The Sweet Inspirations, who frequently recorded and toured with artists like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.
  • 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: Erma Ora James
Triple: [Robert Byrd, spouse, Erma Ora James]
Generated description
Erma Ora James was the longtime wife of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd and a private figure who supported him throughout his extensive political career.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Erma Ora James
Target entity description: Erma Ora James was the longtime wife of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd and a private figure who supported him throughout his extensive political career.
  • A. Margie Wright Diamond
    Margie Wright Diamond is a collegiate softball stadium in Fresno, California, serving as the home field for Fresno State University's softball program.
  • B. Bernice Layne Brown
    Bernice Layne Brown was the mother of California governor Jerry Brown and a prominent figure in California political and civic life.
  • C. Verna Felton
    Verna Felton was an American character actress and voice performer best known for her memorable roles in classic Disney animated films.
  • D. Betty Jaynes
    Betty Jaynes was an American soprano and film actress best known for her musical roles in late 1930s MGM productions.
  • E. Myrna Smith
    Myrna Smith was an American soul and gospel singer best known as a member of the vocal group The Sweet Inspirations, who frequently recorded and toured with artists like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.
  • 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_69ad8b0c2ad081909ff87050ae542bb9 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad96a41b4c81909d8ace8ab270ed3c completed March 8, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b0562c5b5081908026b3f590b03aca completed March 10, 2026, 5:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b0613dfb048190b08b01837088b9dd completed March 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b06514562881909d3b08af898406f7 completed March 10, 2026, 6:38 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:54 p.m.