Triple

T3994787
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wolfman Jack E87073 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
E599141 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: Robert Weston Smith | Statement: [Wolfman Jack, birthName, Robert Weston Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Weston Smith
Context triple: [Wolfman Jack, birthName, Robert Weston Smith]
  • A. Edward Abel Smith
    Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
  • B. Frederick Wallace Smith
    Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
  • C. William W. Smith
    William W. Smith was the husband of American actress Frances Farmer, known primarily for his marriage to the troubled Hollywood star.
  • D. Philip Smith
    Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
  • E. Julian C. Smith
    Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
  • 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: Robert Weston Smith
Triple: [Wolfman Jack, birthName, Robert Weston Smith]
Generated description
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Weston Smith
Target entity description: Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
  • A. Edward Abel Smith
    Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
  • B. Frederick Wallace Smith
    Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
  • C. William W. Smith
    William W. Smith was the husband of American actress Frances Farmer, known primarily for his marriage to the troubled Hollywood star.
  • D. Philip Smith
    Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
  • E. Julian C. Smith
    Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
  • 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_69aed94118148190975e6aa4e554cde9 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefa1f0fb88190aafbfdc98bc8652d completed March 9, 2026, 4:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6cad46d4081908f685d961d100d42 completed March 27, 2026, 6:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6cc960e088190bd9643aa1c46128d completed March 27, 2026, 6:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6cd4d50948190ac60ec518f00e5d8 completed March 27, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:34 p.m.