Triple

T7507475
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bates E177426 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Arlo Bates
Arlo Bates was an American author, editor, and educator known for his novels, literary criticism, and long tenure as a professor of English at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 E668932 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Arlo Bates | Statement: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, Arlo Bates]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Arlo Bates
Context triple: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, Arlo Bates]
  • A. Arlo Clapp
    Arlo Clapp is the daughter of American stunt performer and actor Johnny Knoxville.
  • B. Jesse Frasure
    Jesse Frasure is an American songwriter, producer, and DJ known for his work in contemporary country and pop music, collaborating with major artists across the Nashville scene.
  • C. Naaman Fletcher
    Naaman Fletcher was one of the original founders of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, helping to establish its early principles and organization.
  • D. Sawyer
    Sawyer is a surname of English origin commonly borne by individuals in English-speaking countries.
  • E. Macon Blair
    Macon Blair is an American actor, writer, and director known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier and his roles in gritty independent thrillers and dark comedies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Arlo Bates
Target entity description: Arlo Bates was an American author, editor, and educator known for his novels, literary criticism, and long tenure as a professor of English at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • A. Arlo Clapp
    Arlo Clapp is the daughter of American stunt performer and actor Johnny Knoxville.
  • B. Jesse Frasure
    Jesse Frasure is an American songwriter, producer, and DJ known for his work in contemporary country and pop music, collaborating with major artists across the Nashville scene.
  • C. Naaman Fletcher
    Naaman Fletcher was one of the original founders of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, helping to establish its early principles and organization.
  • D. Sawyer
    Sawyer is a surname of English origin commonly borne by individuals in English-speaking countries.
  • E. Macon Blair
    Macon Blair is an American actor, writer, and director known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier and his roles in gritty independent thrillers and dark comedies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Arlo Bates
Triple: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, Arlo Bates]
Generated description
Arlo Bates was an American author, editor, and educator known for his novels, literary criticism, and long tenure as a professor of English at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f276b108190af2cc790b6554544 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f5b76a288190bb3608a5e3bfa212 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c83ca243288190bb253f4d91701407 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c84071abb88190a2dadd57ff088f3d ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c83d5884a88190a22c0fb54f9731c7 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:45 p.m.