Triple
T6770969
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ebony |
E155040
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John H. Johnson
John H. Johnson was a pioneering American publisher and entrepreneur best known for creating influential African-American magazines such as Ebony and Jet.
|
E617288
|
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: John H. Johnson | Statement: [Ebony, founder, John H. Johnson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John H. Johnson Context triple: [Ebony, founder, John H. Johnson]
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A.
Chester M. Franklin
Chester M. Franklin was an early American film director active during the silent era, known for his work on innovative and visually distinctive productions.
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B.
Cyril E. King
Cyril E. King was a prominent U.S. Virgin Islands political leader who served as governor of the territory in the 1970s.
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C.
Reginald C. Lewis
Reginald C. Lewis was an American professional basketball player who starred for the Boston Celtics in the late 1980s and early 1990s before his career was tragically cut short by his sudden death.
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D.
Reginald C. Lewis
Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.
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E.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was an influential American music executive, entrepreneur, and mentor known as “The Black Godfather” for his pivotal role in shaping Black entertainment and advancing the careers of numerous artists and executives.
- 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: John H. Johnson Triple: [Ebony, founder, John H. Johnson]
Generated description
John H. Johnson was a pioneering American publisher and entrepreneur best known for creating influential African-American magazines such as Ebony and Jet.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John H. Johnson Target entity description: John H. Johnson was a pioneering American publisher and entrepreneur best known for creating influential African-American magazines such as Ebony and Jet.
-
A.
Chester M. Franklin
Chester M. Franklin was an early American film director active during the silent era, known for his work on innovative and visually distinctive productions.
-
B.
Cyril E. King
Cyril E. King was a prominent U.S. Virgin Islands political leader who served as governor of the territory in the 1970s.
-
C.
Reginald C. Lewis
Reginald C. Lewis was an American professional basketball player who starred for the Boston Celtics in the late 1980s and early 1990s before his career was tragically cut short by his sudden death.
-
D.
Reginald C. Lewis
Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.
-
E.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was an influential American music executive, entrepreneur, and mentor known as “The Black Godfather” for his pivotal role in shaping Black entertainment and advancing the careers of numerous artists and executives.
- 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_69c68812ef7c819099369f51febb725c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d2496fa08190895d8b625fb0d699 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c712c46b70819097401afab991c808 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c713853bf88190a8a07fd9f4ea1687 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c713ead2a48190bbf95caf2ca8d997 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:13 p.m.