Triple
T4043116
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whittier College |
E83999
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumnus |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jim Lacy
Jim Lacy is an American attorney, political strategist, and author known for his involvement in conservative politics and public policy in California.
|
E410757
|
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: Jim Lacy | Statement: [Whittier College, notableAlumnus, Jim Lacy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Lacy Context triple: [Whittier College, notableAlumnus, Jim Lacy]
-
A.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
-
B.
Tim Latta
Tim Latta is a soccer executive best known for serving as the general manager of the early Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wiz (now Sporting Kansas City).
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C.
Stephan Talty
Stephan Talty is an American author and journalist known for his narrative nonfiction and co-authoring the book that inspired the film "Captain Phillips."
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D.
Patrick Fischler
Patrick Fischler is an American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like Mulholland Drive, Mad Men, and Lost.
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E.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
- 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: Jim Lacy Triple: [Whittier College, notableAlumnus, Jim Lacy]
Generated description
Jim Lacy is an American attorney, political strategist, and author known for his involvement in conservative politics and public policy in California.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Lacy Target entity description: Jim Lacy is an American attorney, political strategist, and author known for his involvement in conservative politics and public policy in California.
-
A.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
-
B.
Tim Latta
Tim Latta is a soccer executive best known for serving as the general manager of the early Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wiz (now Sporting Kansas City).
-
C.
Stephan Talty
Stephan Talty is an American author and journalist known for his narrative nonfiction and co-authoring the book that inspired the film "Captain Phillips."
-
D.
Patrick Fischler
Patrick Fischler is an American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like Mulholland Drive, Mad Men, and Lost.
-
E.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
- 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_69aed930bd5c819083e7dcc14fc44f69 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefb5b65c08190ba3f340ed18737f8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5629c312c8190b89af732e2ad0fa3 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5637cd5b881909a930ecb33eed991 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b564603b4881909e80970aa21e3db4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:37 p.m.