Triple

T5430324
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hicks E121469 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Herb Hicks
Herb Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or example bearer of the surname Hicks.
E519595 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: Herb Hicks | Statement: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Herb Hicks]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herb Hicks
Context triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Herb Hicks]
  • A. Leland S. Hobbs
    Leland S. Hobbs was a U.S. Army major general in World War II who led the 30th Infantry Division in several key European campaigns.
  • B. Larry E. Overman
    Larry E. Overman is an American organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic methodology, particularly the development of the Overman rearrangement and complex natural product synthesis.
  • C. Andrew P. Armacost
    Andrew P. Armacost is an American academic leader and former U.S. Air Force Academy dean who serves as president of the University of North Dakota.
  • D. John H. Van Buskirk
    John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
  • E. William M. Rice
    William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
  • 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: Herb Hicks
Triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Herb Hicks]
Generated description
Herb Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or example bearer of the surname Hicks.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herb Hicks
Target entity description: Herb Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or example bearer of the surname Hicks.
  • A. Leland S. Hobbs
    Leland S. Hobbs was a U.S. Army major general in World War II who led the 30th Infantry Division in several key European campaigns.
  • B. Larry E. Overman
    Larry E. Overman is an American organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic methodology, particularly the development of the Overman rearrangement and complex natural product synthesis.
  • C. Andrew P. Armacost
    Andrew P. Armacost is an American academic leader and former U.S. Air Force Academy dean who serves as president of the University of North Dakota.
  • D. John H. Van Buskirk
    John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
  • E. William M. Rice
    William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
  • 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_69bd463c65f0819082ee6483ab4b466a completed March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd883e5e10819091e159dfd245e94d completed March 20, 2026, 5:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf3ac6285081909afa6e91a023f6d5 completed March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf3c43ffe88190b8d2a10ea8a9a455 completed March 22, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf3ce7d6388190a9cd22f76f4420e0 completed March 22, 2026, 12:50 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.