Triple
T6042967
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hal Foster |
E134592
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Helen Wells Foster
Helen Wells Foster was the wife of American cartoonist Hal Foster, renowned for creating the "Prince Valiant" comic strip.
|
E563152
|
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: Helen Wells Foster | Statement: [Hal Foster, spouse, Helen Wells Foster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helen Wells Foster Context triple: [Hal Foster, spouse, Helen Wells Foster]
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A.
Charlotte Phelan
Charlotte Phelan is a wealthy, sharp-tongued Southern socialite and Skeeter’s mother in the film and novel "The Help."
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B.
Mildred Thompson
Mildred Thompson was the wife of civil rights leader James Forman, associated with the mid-20th-century American civil rights movement.
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C.
Mildred Brown
Mildred Brown was a prominent African American journalist and civil rights advocate, best known as the longtime publisher of the Omaha Star newspaper.
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D.
Adella Prentiss Hughes
Adella Prentiss Hughes was an influential American concert manager and arts organizer, best known as a founder and long-time guiding force of The Cleveland Orchestra.
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E.
Lucille Wilson
Lucille Wilson was the fourth wife of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, known for her long marriage to him and for preserving and promoting his legacy.
- 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: Helen Wells Foster Triple: [Hal Foster, spouse, Helen Wells Foster]
Generated description
Helen Wells Foster was the wife of American cartoonist Hal Foster, renowned for creating the "Prince Valiant" comic strip.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helen Wells Foster Target entity description: Helen Wells Foster was the wife of American cartoonist Hal Foster, renowned for creating the "Prince Valiant" comic strip.
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A.
Charlotte Phelan
Charlotte Phelan is a wealthy, sharp-tongued Southern socialite and Skeeter’s mother in the film and novel "The Help."
-
B.
Mildred Thompson
Mildred Thompson was the wife of civil rights leader James Forman, associated with the mid-20th-century American civil rights movement.
-
C.
Mildred Brown
Mildred Brown was a prominent African American journalist and civil rights advocate, best known as the longtime publisher of the Omaha Star newspaper.
-
D.
Adella Prentiss Hughes
Adella Prentiss Hughes was an influential American concert manager and arts organizer, best known as a founder and long-time guiding force of The Cleveland Orchestra.
-
E.
Lucille Wilson
Lucille Wilson was the fourth wife of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, known for her long marriage to him and for preserving and promoting his legacy.
- 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_69c00876a69881908088a2626d3b2666 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c056e108fc81908775d176ff960fad |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c1139b44888190bfa12d19e99ee673 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c11449a00081908e8e91790079da93 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c114c85c0c8190934adc20ddd1898f |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:08 p.m.