Triple

T5171401
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Davis E116688 entity
Predicate alternateName P39 FINISHED
Object John Davys
John Davys is an individual known primarily as an alternate or variant name for John Davis, whose specific notability is not clearly distinguished under this spelling.
E499838 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: John Davys | Statement: [John Davis, alternateName, John Davys]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Davys
Context triple: [John Davis, alternateName, John Davys]
  • A. J. G. Jeffreys
    J. G. Jeffreys was a British educator best known for establishing the progressive independent Bryanston School in Dorset in the early 20th century.
  • B. Joseph John Gurney
    Joseph John Gurney was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker minister, banker, and social reformer known for his work on prison reform, abolitionism, and religious writings.
  • C. John Stuart Blackie
    John Stuart Blackie was a 19th-century Scottish scholar, classical Greek professor, and nationalist known for his influential writings and advocacy of Scottish culture and education.
  • D. John Bowes Morrell
    John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
  • E. Charles Hamilton Smith
    Charles Hamilton Smith was a 19th-century British soldier, naturalist, illustrator, and zoologist known for his detailed studies and depictions of animals.
  • 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: John Davys
Triple: [John Davis, alternateName, John Davys]
Generated description
John Davys is an individual known primarily as an alternate or variant name for John Davis, whose specific notability is not clearly distinguished under this spelling.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Davys
Target entity description: John Davys is an individual known primarily as an alternate or variant name for John Davis, whose specific notability is not clearly distinguished under this spelling.
  • A. J. G. Jeffreys
    J. G. Jeffreys was a British educator best known for establishing the progressive independent Bryanston School in Dorset in the early 20th century.
  • B. Joseph John Gurney
    Joseph John Gurney was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker minister, banker, and social reformer known for his work on prison reform, abolitionism, and religious writings.
  • C. John Stuart Blackie
    John Stuart Blackie was a 19th-century Scottish scholar, classical Greek professor, and nationalist known for his influential writings and advocacy of Scottish culture and education.
  • D. John Bowes Morrell
    John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
  • E. Charles Hamilton Smith
    Charles Hamilton Smith was a 19th-century British soldier, naturalist, illustrator, and zoologist known for his detailed studies and depictions of animals.
  • 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_69bd445ff97c81909a2615cc56235470 completed March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd79508610819087abec175da8c847 completed March 20, 2026, 4:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bed9439ec881909021973aa5395e4f completed March 21, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69beda6e82888190b54b814a16582e48 completed March 21, 2026, 5:50 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bedaf860b0819086805fc9630a74d0 completed March 21, 2026, 5:52 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:45 p.m.