Triple
T4847115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ossian Sweet trial |
E108316
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasProsecutor |
P1694
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Toms
Robert Toms was the prosecutor in the landmark Ossian Sweet trial, a pivotal civil rights case in 1920s Detroit involving racial tensions and self-defense.
|
E475928
|
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 Toms | Statement: [Ossian Sweet trial, hasProsecutor, Robert Toms]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Toms Context triple: [Ossian Sweet trial, hasProsecutor, Robert Toms]
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A.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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B.
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is an American composer best known for his orchestral film and television scores, including work for Disney attractions and numerous Hollywood productions.
-
C.
Albert Fennell
Albert Fennell was a British film and television producer best known for his work on genre films and series such as the cult horror movie "The Legend of Hell House" and the spy show "The Avengers."
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D.
John Hull
John Hull was a prominent 17th-century Boston merchant, silversmith, and colonial official best known for serving as the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s mintmaster.
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E.
Richard Trott
Richard Trott was an American architect best known for co-designing the postmodern Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University.
- 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 Toms Triple: [Ossian Sweet trial, hasProsecutor, Robert Toms]
Generated description
Robert Toms was the prosecutor in the landmark Ossian Sweet trial, a pivotal civil rights case in 1920s Detroit involving racial tensions and self-defense.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Toms Target entity description: Robert Toms was the prosecutor in the landmark Ossian Sweet trial, a pivotal civil rights case in 1920s Detroit involving racial tensions and self-defense.
-
A.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
-
B.
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is an American composer best known for his orchestral film and television scores, including work for Disney attractions and numerous Hollywood productions.
-
C.
Albert Fennell
Albert Fennell was a British film and television producer best known for his work on genre films and series such as the cult horror movie "The Legend of Hell House" and the spy show "The Avengers."
-
D.
John Hull
John Hull was a prominent 17th-century Boston merchant, silversmith, and colonial official best known for serving as the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s mintmaster.
-
E.
Richard Trott
Richard Trott was an American architect best known for co-designing the postmodern Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University.
- 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_69bd4409b264819085ab855f3eb5381a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d1aefdc8190910b78615730f991 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be67d70dd0819094b6b2906a9d03b5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be6846dfdc8190b45afc3fe92724fc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be68c77c088190a57376c608abe4c0 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.