Triple
T5430334
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hicks |
E121469
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Hicks
Robert Hicks is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, politicians, and professionals across various fields.
|
E525091
|
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 Hicks | Statement: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Robert Hicks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Hicks Context triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Robert Hicks]
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A.
Leroy Hicks
Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
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B.
John Sparkman
John Sparkman was an American Democratic politician from Alabama who served as a long-time U.S. senator and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 1952 election.
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C.
Sherman Edwards
Sherman Edwards was an American songwriter and composer best known for creating the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "1776," later adapted into the film of the same name.
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D.
Hubert Gerold Brown
Hubert Gerold Brown, better known as H. Rap Brown, is an American civil rights activist and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who became a prominent figure in the Black Power movement.
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E.
Arthur C. Walker Jr.
Arthur C. Walker Jr. was an American physicist and solar scientist known for his pioneering work in X-ray and ultraviolet imaging of the sun and for serving on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- 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 Hicks Triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Robert Hicks]
Generated description
Robert Hicks is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, politicians, and professionals across various fields.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Hicks Target entity description: Robert Hicks is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, politicians, and professionals across various fields.
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A.
Leroy Hicks
Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
-
B.
John Sparkman
John Sparkman was an American Democratic politician from Alabama who served as a long-time U.S. senator and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 1952 election.
-
C.
Sherman Edwards
Sherman Edwards was an American songwriter and composer best known for creating the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "1776," later adapted into the film of the same name.
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D.
Hubert Gerold Brown
Hubert Gerold Brown, better known as H. Rap Brown, is an American civil rights activist and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who became a prominent figure in the Black Power movement.
-
E.
Arthur C. Walker Jr.
Arthur C. Walker Jr. was an American physicist and solar scientist known for his pioneering work in X-ray and ultraviolet imaging of the sun and for serving on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- 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_69bf858027b08190a6ea46493c6a87c6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf863b968c8190ae1f8f5955750a12 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf866f10048190a9e13020f113b10a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.