Triple
T6849186
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New York Courier and Enquirer |
E157971
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Watson Webb
James Watson Webb was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor, diplomat, and political figure known for his influential role in shaping public opinion before the Civil War.
|
E624130
|
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: James Watson Webb | Statement: [New York Courier and Enquirer, editor, James Watson Webb]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Watson Webb Context triple: [New York Courier and Enquirer, editor, James Watson Webb]
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A.
James E. Webb
James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
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B.
James R. Webb
James R. Webb was an American screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, particularly in the Western and thriller genres.
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C.
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Hoyt S. Vandenberg was a U.S. Air Force general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Director of Central Intelligence, playing a key role in the development of American air power during and after World War II.
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D.
Theodore Washington Brevard
Theodore Washington Brevard was a 19th-century Florida politician and judge after whom Brevard County, Florida, is named.
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E.
James Webb Cook Hayes
James Webb Cook Hayes was the son of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, known for his military service and later work in business and public affairs.
- 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: James Watson Webb Triple: [New York Courier and Enquirer, editor, James Watson Webb]
Generated description
James Watson Webb was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor, diplomat, and political figure known for his influential role in shaping public opinion before the Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Watson Webb Target entity description: James Watson Webb was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor, diplomat, and political figure known for his influential role in shaping public opinion before the Civil War.
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A.
James E. Webb
James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
-
B.
James R. Webb
James R. Webb was an American screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, particularly in the Western and thriller genres.
-
C.
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Hoyt S. Vandenberg was a U.S. Air Force general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Director of Central Intelligence, playing a key role in the development of American air power during and after World War II.
-
D.
Theodore Washington Brevard
Theodore Washington Brevard was a 19th-century Florida politician and judge after whom Brevard County, Florida, is named.
-
E.
James Webb Cook Hayes
James Webb Cook Hayes was the son of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, known for his military service and later work in business and public affairs.
- 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_69c6882ed4c081909dc465a7cf8838be |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d84acb288190a67d974197ecab2f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c72fcdf3888190b95b2ce10964793b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7364f945081909ea72e90931dbf24 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c736fad2d08190b5c07d2c74f9e94c |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m.