Triple
T5584494
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Julian Sinclair Smith |
E146719
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. Duncan Smith
J. Duncan Smith is an American media executive and businessman, known as one of the sons of television broadcasting pioneer Julian Sinclair Smith.
|
E621316
|
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: J. Duncan Smith | Statement: [Julian Sinclair Smith, child, J. Duncan Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Duncan Smith Context triple: [Julian Sinclair Smith, child, J. Duncan Smith]
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A.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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B.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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C.
Julian C. Smith
Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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D.
Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Smith is an American former professional basketball player and longtime NBA analyst best known for his championship-winning tenure with the Houston Rockets and his work on TNT’s "Inside the NBA."
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E.
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and computational plasma physics.
- 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: J. Duncan Smith Triple: [Julian Sinclair Smith, child, J. Duncan Smith]
Generated description
J. Duncan Smith is an American media executive and businessman, known as one of the sons of television broadcasting pioneer Julian Sinclair Smith.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Duncan Smith Target entity description: J. Duncan Smith is an American media executive and businessman, known as one of the sons of television broadcasting pioneer Julian Sinclair Smith.
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A.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
-
B.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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C.
Julian C. Smith
Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
-
D.
Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Smith is an American former professional basketball player and longtime NBA analyst best known for his championship-winning tenure with the Houston Rockets and his work on TNT’s "Inside the NBA."
-
E.
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and computational plasma physics.
- 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_69c0090287a08190b4098411effe970c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02085d0e48190b8d185fe7f3d8579 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7239e1ea481908c64d8a2d600aa30 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c724d740588190a4ed1aa532ee7335 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c725aedfd0819097ae603cc49ff9a8 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:37 p.m.