Triple
T6550959
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colbert |
E151125
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Colbert
Thomas Colbert is an American investigative journalist and documentary producer known for organizing a cold case team that challenged the FBI’s conclusions about the D.B. Cooper hijacking.
|
E605522
|
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: Thomas Colbert | Statement: [Colbert, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Colbert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Colbert Context triple: [Colbert, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Colbert]
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A.
Samuel M. Comer
Samuel M. Comer was an American film set decorator and art director known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood productions.
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B.
William Jackson
William Jackson was an American soldier and statesman best known for serving as the secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.
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C.
Azariah C. Flagg
Azariah C. Flagg was a 19th-century New York politician and reformer who served in several key state offices and became a prominent figure in the anti-corruption, anti-slavery Barnburner wing of the Democratic Party.
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D.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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E.
Thomas Clark
Thomas Clark is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
- 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: Thomas Colbert Triple: [Colbert, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Colbert]
Generated description
Thomas Colbert is an American investigative journalist and documentary producer known for organizing a cold case team that challenged the FBI’s conclusions about the D.B. Cooper hijacking.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Colbert Target entity description: Thomas Colbert is an American investigative journalist and documentary producer known for organizing a cold case team that challenged the FBI’s conclusions about the D.B. Cooper hijacking.
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A.
Samuel M. Comer
Samuel M. Comer was an American film set decorator and art director known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood productions.
-
B.
William Jackson
William Jackson was an American soldier and statesman best known for serving as the secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.
-
C.
Azariah C. Flagg
Azariah C. Flagg was a 19th-century New York politician and reformer who served in several key state offices and became a prominent figure in the anti-corruption, anti-slavery Barnburner wing of the Democratic Party.
-
D.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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E.
Thomas Clark
Thomas Clark is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
- 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_69c687f3fd60819083bfa583e5bcfa71 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ae05cd988190a013226b14cd98f0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6d55113408190b96baf2747f36e3c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6d82753288190bb8cd18254feee2d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6d92bc2508190b0e1eaf8b46c958e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:51 p.m.