Triple
T3786329
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lost |
E85538
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Sawyer Ford
James "Sawyer" Ford is a central character on the television series "Lost," known as a complex, sharp-tongued con man with a troubled past and evolving moral compass.
|
E388252
|
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 Sawyer Ford | Statement: [Lost, notableCharacter, James Sawyer Ford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Sawyer Ford Context triple: [Lost, notableCharacter, James Sawyer Ford]
-
A.
Jack Ford
Jack Ford is the nickname of John Ford, the legendary American film director renowned for his influential Westerns and multiple Academy Awards.
-
B.
Bob Ford
Bob Ford was the outlaw and gang member historically known for killing the infamous American bandit Jesse James.
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C.
Fred Ford
Fred Ford is a video game designer and programmer best known as the co-creator of the Star Control series and co-founder of the game development studio Toys for Bob.
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D.
Benson Ford
Benson Ford was an American businessman and prominent member of the Ford family who held executive roles at Ford Motor Company in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Michael Gerald Ford
Michael Gerald Ford is the eldest son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, known for his low-profile public life and work in banking and nonprofit organizations.
- 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 Sawyer Ford Triple: [Lost, notableCharacter, James Sawyer Ford]
Generated description
James "Sawyer" Ford is a central character on the television series "Lost," known as a complex, sharp-tongued con man with a troubled past and evolving moral compass.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Sawyer Ford Target entity description: James "Sawyer" Ford is a central character on the television series "Lost," known as a complex, sharp-tongued con man with a troubled past and evolving moral compass.
-
A.
Jack Ford
Jack Ford is the nickname of John Ford, the legendary American film director renowned for his influential Westerns and multiple Academy Awards.
-
B.
Bob Ford
Bob Ford was the outlaw and gang member historically known for killing the infamous American bandit Jesse James.
-
C.
Fred Ford
Fred Ford is a video game designer and programmer best known as the co-creator of the Star Control series and co-founder of the game development studio Toys for Bob.
-
D.
Benson Ford
Benson Ford was an American businessman and prominent member of the Ford family who held executive roles at Ford Motor Company in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Michael Gerald Ford
Michael Gerald Ford is the eldest son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, known for his low-profile public life and work in banking and nonprofit organizations.
- 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_69aed937fa8881908208ef3801060826 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aee42d2bc88190ab85529fcd1aa20a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4f04ceea881909c3f0d1da9b538ae |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4f1730bbc8190a2f5f70ebc5a528a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4f2538eac81908a6c85ddab4e2356 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:13 p.m.