Triple
T7115724
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas M. Cover |
E165813
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joy A. Thomas
Joy A. Thomas is an information theorist best known as the co-author of the widely used textbook "Elements of Information Theory" with Thomas M. Cover.
|
E645344
|
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: Joy A. Thomas | Statement: [Thomas M. Cover, coAuthor, Joy A. Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joy A. Thomas Context triple: [Thomas M. Cover, coAuthor, Joy A. Thomas]
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A.
Theoni V. Aldredge
Theoni V. Aldredge was an acclaimed Greek-American costume designer known for her lavish, period-accurate work in film, theatre, and television, earning multiple Tony and Academy Awards.
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B.
Adrienne A. Jones
Adrienne A. Jones is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and is the first African American and first woman to hold that position.
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C.
Gayle E. Harris
Gayle E. Harris is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, known for her leadership in social justice and church ministry.
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D.
Nirine S. Brown
Nirine S. Brown is an actress known for her role in the psychological horror-thriller television series "Swarm."
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E.
Anne Gust Brown
Anne Gust Brown is an American business executive and lawyer best known as the wife of former California Governor Jerry Brown and for her influential role in his political and policy circles.
- 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: Joy A. Thomas Triple: [Thomas M. Cover, coAuthor, Joy A. Thomas]
Generated description
Joy A. Thomas is an information theorist best known as the co-author of the widely used textbook "Elements of Information Theory" with Thomas M. Cover.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joy A. Thomas Target entity description: Joy A. Thomas is an information theorist best known as the co-author of the widely used textbook "Elements of Information Theory" with Thomas M. Cover.
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A.
Theoni V. Aldredge
Theoni V. Aldredge was an acclaimed Greek-American costume designer known for her lavish, period-accurate work in film, theatre, and television, earning multiple Tony and Academy Awards.
-
B.
Adrienne A. Jones
Adrienne A. Jones is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and is the first African American and first woman to hold that position.
-
C.
Gayle E. Harris
Gayle E. Harris is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, known for her leadership in social justice and church ministry.
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D.
Nirine S. Brown
Nirine S. Brown is an actress known for her role in the psychological horror-thriller television series "Swarm."
-
E.
Anne Gust Brown
Anne Gust Brown is an American business executive and lawyer best known as the wife of former California Governor Jerry Brown and for her influential role in his political and policy circles.
- 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_69c6888227bc8190a1394679e3116f90 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e5f401b881909ef4c2ab1e0750db |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7ad86ac688190af97b42d0cb36b84 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae3505608190bdddc3791a902d60 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7ae9f8f648190adc5cdf08bc01d93 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:43 p.m.