Triple

T7047650
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fairfield, California E163681 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Robert H. Waterman
Robert H. Waterman was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur known for his role in the early development and founding of Fairfield, California.
 E640532 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: Robert H. Waterman | Statement: [Fairfield, California, foundedBy, Robert H. Waterman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert H. Waterman
Context triple: [Fairfield, California, foundedBy, Robert H. Waterman]
  • A. Peter A. Dowling
    Peter A. Dowling is a screenwriter best known for his work on high-concept Hollywood thrillers, including the Jodie Foster–led film "Flightplan."
  • B. David G. Booth
    David G. Booth is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors and a major benefactor of the University of Chicago.
  • C. Robert I. Sutton
    Robert I. Sutton is an American organizational psychologist and Stanford professor best known for his research and popular books on workplace behavior, leadership, and evidence-based management.
  • D. James G. March
    James G. March was an influential organizational theorist and political scientist known for his work on decision-making, organizational behavior, and the "garbage can" model of organizational choice.
  • E. Robert B. Marks
    Robert B. Marks is a writer and commentator best known for his work on video game culture and the history of the Warcraft franchise.
  • 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: Robert H. Waterman
Triple: [Fairfield, California, foundedBy, Robert H. Waterman]
Generated description
Robert H. Waterman was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur known for his role in the early development and founding of Fairfield, California.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert H. Waterman
Target entity description: Robert H. Waterman was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur known for his role in the early development and founding of Fairfield, California.
  • A. Peter A. Dowling
    Peter A. Dowling is a screenwriter best known for his work on high-concept Hollywood thrillers, including the Jodie Foster–led film "Flightplan."
  • B. David G. Booth
    David G. Booth is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors and a major benefactor of the University of Chicago.
  • C. Robert I. Sutton
    Robert I. Sutton is an American organizational psychologist and Stanford professor best known for his research and popular books on workplace behavior, leadership, and evidence-based management.
  • D. James G. March
    James G. March was an influential organizational theorist and political scientist known for his work on decision-making, organizational behavior, and the "garbage can" model of organizational choice.
  • E. Robert B. Marks
    Robert B. Marks is a writer and commentator best known for his work on video game culture and the history of the Warcraft franchise.
  • 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_69c6885f598c8190b6b6495c59d8d962 completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e24c4004819086002bfe55502374 completed March 27, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c794429b648190b6399a2447db07d0 completed March 28, 2026, 8:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c796214a0c8190873f4a5284abcaba completed March 28, 2026, 8:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c79690e6a88190a410005ef02419eb completed March 28, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:37 p.m.