Triple

T7471018
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas N. Downing E176502 entity
Predicate preceded by P97 FINISHED
Object Edward J. Robeson Jr.
Edward J. Robeson Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia in the mid-20th century.
 E667472 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: Edward J. Robeson Jr. | Statement: [Thomas N. Downing, preceded by, Edward J. Robeson Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edward J. Robeson Jr.
Context triple: [Thomas N. Downing, preceded by, Edward J. Robeson Jr.]
  • A. Paul Robeson
    Paul Robeson was a pioneering African American singer, actor, and civil rights activist whose artistic and political influence made him a central figure of 20th-century Black culture.
  • B. Paul Robeson Jr.
    Paul Robeson Jr. was an American author, archivist, and activist best known for preserving and promoting the legacy of his father, the singer, actor, and civil rights icon Paul Robeson.
  • C. Harold Aldridge
    Harold Aldridge is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Aldridge.
  • D. Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich, distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater.
  • E. Robeson
    Robeson is a surname most famously associated with Paul Robeson, the American singer, actor, and civil rights activist.
  • 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: Edward J. Robeson Jr.
Triple: [Thomas N. Downing, preceded by, Edward J. Robeson Jr.]
Generated description
Edward J. Robeson Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia in the mid-20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edward J. Robeson Jr.
Target entity description: Edward J. Robeson Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia in the mid-20th century.
  • A. Paul Robeson
    Paul Robeson was a pioneering African American singer, actor, and civil rights activist whose artistic and political influence made him a central figure of 20th-century Black culture.
  • B. Paul Robeson Jr.
    Paul Robeson Jr. was an American author, archivist, and activist best known for preserving and promoting the legacy of his father, the singer, actor, and civil rights icon Paul Robeson.
  • C. Harold Aldridge
    Harold Aldridge is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Aldridge.
  • D. Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich, distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater.
  • E. Robeson
    Robeson is a surname most famously associated with Paul Robeson, the American singer, actor, and civil rights activist.
  • 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_69c69f223fd88190b4c69b95d7cbeeda completed March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f4145d608190bd93239f04f7da41 completed March 27, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c8347b36388190989d2bcbe3f747bf completed March 28, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c836cdb96481908189777a14edb9b4 completed March 28, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8380dc66c81909853a686f32cc725 completed March 28, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:41 p.m.