Triple
T6910258
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | L. Neil Smith |
E159911
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cathy L. Smith
Cathy L. Smith is known as the spouse of American libertarian science fiction author L. Neil Smith.
|
E628037
|
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: Cathy L. Smith | Statement: [L. Neil Smith, spouse, Cathy L. Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathy L. Smith Context triple: [L. Neil Smith, spouse, Cathy L. Smith]
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A.
Karen E. Smith
Karen E. Smith is an American mathematician renowned for her contributions to commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, as well as for her influential expository work and leadership in the mathematical community.
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B.
Linda R. Gaddy
Linda R. Gaddy was the wife of Theodore G. Bilbo, a controversial early 20th-century Mississippi politician and segregationist who served as both governor and U.S. senator.
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C.
Christina M. Smith
Christina M. Smith is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Westmount, a suburb of Montreal in Quebec.
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D.
Cathy Shumway
Cathy Shumway is a character from the satirical 1970s television soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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E.
Kathy J. Warden
Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive and defense industry leader who serves as the chief executive of Northrop Grumman, one of the largest aerospace and defense contractors in the world.
- 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: Cathy L. Smith Triple: [L. Neil Smith, spouse, Cathy L. Smith]
Generated description
Cathy L. Smith is known as the spouse of American libertarian science fiction author L. Neil Smith.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathy L. Smith Target entity description: Cathy L. Smith is known as the spouse of American libertarian science fiction author L. Neil Smith.
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A.
Karen E. Smith
Karen E. Smith is an American mathematician renowned for her contributions to commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, as well as for her influential expository work and leadership in the mathematical community.
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B.
Linda R. Gaddy
Linda R. Gaddy was the wife of Theodore G. Bilbo, a controversial early 20th-century Mississippi politician and segregationist who served as both governor and U.S. senator.
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C.
Christina M. Smith
Christina M. Smith is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Westmount, a suburb of Montreal in Quebec.
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D.
Cathy Shumway
Cathy Shumway is a character from the satirical 1970s television soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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E.
Kathy J. Warden
Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive and defense industry leader who serves as the chief executive of Northrop Grumman, one of the largest aerospace and defense contractors in the world.
- 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_69c68839ccb88190b4aa5cc1aca3448f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d9c00e948190b103a2b2a2738bb1 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c749076f6c819088b0b40dd3e208b0 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c74c274258819099913ac5610730ac |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c74cca47b88190867550802db43ef0 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:25 p.m.