Triple
T3870377
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | World’s Tallest Thermometer |
E91969
|
entity |
| Predicate | builtBy |
P972
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Willis Herron
Willis Herron was an American businessman best known for commissioning and building the iconic World’s Tallest Thermometer roadside attraction in Baker, California.
|
E396467
|
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: Willis Herron | Statement: [World’s Tallest Thermometer, builtBy, Willis Herron]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willis Herron Context triple: [World’s Tallest Thermometer, builtBy, Willis Herron]
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A.
Louis D. Wilson
Louis D. Wilson was a 19th-century North Carolina politician and military officer after whom the city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named.
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B.
Frederick H. Hauck
Frederick H. Hauck is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions during the 1980s.
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C.
Harcourt Williams
Harcourt Williams was a British actor and theatre director known for his work with the Old Vic and appearances in classic film adaptations of Shakespeare.
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D.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
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E.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
- 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: Willis Herron Triple: [World’s Tallest Thermometer, builtBy, Willis Herron]
Generated description
Willis Herron was an American businessman best known for commissioning and building the iconic World’s Tallest Thermometer roadside attraction in Baker, California.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willis Herron Target entity description: Willis Herron was an American businessman best known for commissioning and building the iconic World’s Tallest Thermometer roadside attraction in Baker, California.
-
A.
Louis D. Wilson
Louis D. Wilson was a 19th-century North Carolina politician and military officer after whom the city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named.
-
B.
Frederick H. Hauck
Frederick H. Hauck is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions during the 1980s.
-
C.
Harcourt Williams
Harcourt Williams was a British actor and theatre director known for his work with the Old Vic and appearances in classic film adaptations of Shakespeare.
-
D.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
-
E.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
- 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_69aed9645f348190a9868e7cef56ab7e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec533828819080f52dae15fdbecd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51c83512c81908db2e442b7d2aca0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b51cf79be481909f4749c86b41ee00 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b51d73ecd48190881c15ff6e0daea0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.