Triple

T5013982
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert H. Lowie E112695 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Lowie
Lowie is a surname most notably associated with Robert H. Lowie, an influential early 20th-century anthropologist known for his work on Native American cultures and social organization.
 E487418 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Lowie | Statement: [Robert H. Lowie, familyName, Lowie]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lowie
Context triple: [Robert H. Lowie, familyName, Lowie]
  • A. Happy Lowman
    Happy Lowman is a stoic, heavily tattooed enforcer and hitman for the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club in the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
  • B. Jozzy
    Jozzy is a songwriter and producer known for crafting contemporary R&B and hip-hop tracks for prominent artists.
  • C. Jovie
    Jovie is a cheerful and kind-hearted department store employee and Buddy's love interest in the Christmas comedy film "Elf."
  • D. Elvin
    Elvin is a masculine given name most notably associated with Hall of Fame basketball player Elvin Hayes.
  • E. Lyle
    Lyle is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a first name or nickname.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lowie
Target entity description: Lowie is a surname most notably associated with Robert H. Lowie, an influential early 20th-century anthropologist known for his work on Native American cultures and social organization.
  • A. Happy Lowman
    Happy Lowman is a stoic, heavily tattooed enforcer and hitman for the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club in the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
  • B. Jozzy
    Jozzy is a songwriter and producer known for crafting contemporary R&B and hip-hop tracks for prominent artists.
  • C. Jovie
    Jovie is a cheerful and kind-hearted department store employee and Buddy's love interest in the Christmas comedy film "Elf."
  • D. Elvin
    Elvin is a masculine given name most notably associated with Hall of Fame basketball player Elvin Hayes.
  • E. Lyle
    Lyle is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a first name or nickname.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Lowie
Triple: [Robert H. Lowie, familyName, Lowie]
Generated description
Lowie is a surname most notably associated with Robert H. Lowie, an influential early 20th-century anthropologist known for his work on Native American cultures and social organization.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd4434acb8819086679dbeccc2fe54 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd7310c5b08190a5c9ab0f9fe9569f ner completed
NED1 batch_69be9271eccc8190bbe9bdb876b41cb8 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69be96b861d08190b64145f30b3420b5 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69be9653457c819082c4e4436a940f92 nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:35 p.m.