Triple

T6962617
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Susan Apthorp Bulfinch E161409 entity
Predicate notableRelative P367 FINISHED
Object James Apthorp
James Apthorp was an 18th-century Boston merchant and prominent member of the Apthorp family, known for his role in colonial New England commerce and society.
E688801 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 Apthorp | Statement: [Susan Apthorp Bulfinch, notableRelative, James Apthorp]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Apthorp
Context triple: [Susan Apthorp Bulfinch, notableRelative, James Apthorp]
  • A. Gene Milford
    Gene Milford was an American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
  • B. Anthony McHenry
    Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
  • C. Paul Gilpin
    Paul Gilpin is a cinematographer best known for his work on the adventure film "Tarzan and the Lost City."
  • D. John Henshaw
    John Henshaw is a British actor known for his character roles in film and television, including a prominent part in the Ken Loach-directed film "Looking for Eric."
  • E. Hugh McDevitt
    Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
  • 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 Apthorp
Triple: [Susan Apthorp Bulfinch, notableRelative, James Apthorp]
Generated description
James Apthorp was an 18th-century Boston merchant and prominent member of the Apthorp family, known for his role in colonial New England commerce and society.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Apthorp
Target entity description: James Apthorp was an 18th-century Boston merchant and prominent member of the Apthorp family, known for his role in colonial New England commerce and society.
  • A. Gene Milford
    Gene Milford was an American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
  • B. Anthony McHenry
    Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
  • C. Paul Gilpin
    Paul Gilpin is a cinematographer best known for his work on the adventure film "Tarzan and the Lost City."
  • D. John Henshaw
    John Henshaw is a British actor known for his character roles in film and television, including a prominent part in the Ken Loach-directed film "Looking for Eric."
  • E. Hugh McDevitt
    Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
  • 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_69c68853cff881908439d488924a8283 completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6daf197b0819085bd0433c8a7f716 completed March 27, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c8e5664fb8819098ca2138e7c1e044 completed March 29, 2026, 8:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c8e65d13b88190a85b4074122a09c9 completed March 29, 2026, 8:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8e6b9d0e48190ae1739ca5b68ee3d completed March 29, 2026, 8:45 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:30 p.m.