Triple
T6712096
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Civil Air Transport |
E153168
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whiting Willauer
Whiting Willauer was an American lawyer, diplomat, and intelligence operative best known for his role in founding and directing Civil Air Transport, an airline closely linked to early CIA operations in Asia.
|
E613134
|
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: Whiting Willauer | Statement: [Civil Air Transport, foundedBy, Whiting Willauer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whiting Willauer Context triple: [Civil Air Transport, foundedBy, Whiting Willauer]
-
A.
Hill Patwin
Hill Patwin is a variety of the Patwin language traditionally spoken by the Patwin people of Northern California and classified within the California Penutian language family.
-
B.
Willard Nico
Willard Nico was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 satirical film "The Great Dictator."
-
C.
Boone Hogganbeck
Boone Hogganbeck is a reckless, hard-driving young man who serves as one of the central comic and adventurous figures in William Faulkner’s novel "The Reivers."
-
D.
Leland Palmer
Leland Palmer is an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her work in musical theatre and film during the 1960s and 1970s.
-
E.
Weir Cook
Weir Cook was a pioneering American aviator and World War I flying ace from Indiana, honored for his contributions to aviation and military service.
- 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: Whiting Willauer Triple: [Civil Air Transport, foundedBy, Whiting Willauer]
Generated description
Whiting Willauer was an American lawyer, diplomat, and intelligence operative best known for his role in founding and directing Civil Air Transport, an airline closely linked to early CIA operations in Asia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whiting Willauer Target entity description: Whiting Willauer was an American lawyer, diplomat, and intelligence operative best known for his role in founding and directing Civil Air Transport, an airline closely linked to early CIA operations in Asia.
-
A.
Hill Patwin
Hill Patwin is a variety of the Patwin language traditionally spoken by the Patwin people of Northern California and classified within the California Penutian language family.
-
B.
Willard Nico
Willard Nico was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 satirical film "The Great Dictator."
-
C.
Boone Hogganbeck
Boone Hogganbeck is a reckless, hard-driving young man who serves as one of the central comic and adventurous figures in William Faulkner’s novel "The Reivers."
-
D.
Leland Palmer
Leland Palmer is an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her work in musical theatre and film during the 1960s and 1970s.
-
E.
Weir Cook
Weir Cook was a pioneering American aviator and World War I flying ace from Indiana, honored for his contributions to aviation and military service.
- 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_69c68808d8d8819087369015270788fe |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d108acc08190b38b43161d8912b9 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c700924fdc8190990187fbc1b3ab20 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c70386196c81909d46894f783ef87a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7045cda0481908982c7c7e8dc11e5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:07 p.m.