Triple
T7507488
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bates |
E177426
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Bates (physician)
William Bates was an American ophthalmologist best known for developing the controversial Bates method, which claimed that eye exercises could improve vision without glasses.
|
E668942
|
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: William Bates (physician) | Statement: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, William Bates (physician)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Bates (physician) Context triple: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, William Bates (physician)]
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A.
John W. Harvey
John W. Harvey is an astronomer recognized for his significant contributions to solar physics and helioseismology, for which he received the prestigious George Ellery Hale Prize.
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B.
Dr. William Weir
Dr. William Weir is a central character in the science fiction horror film "Event Horizon," portrayed as the troubled designer of the ill-fated experimental starship whose return from a mysterious journey triggers the movie’s terrifying events.
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C.
William B. Bates
William B. Bates was an American figure of sufficient local prominence or historical significance to be recognized as a notable burial at Glenwood Cemetery.
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D.
A. H. B. Whipple
A. H. B. Whipple was an astronomer known for his role in the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object Varuna.
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E.
Henry Harvey
Henry Harvey was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral who served prominently during the late 18th century, particularly in Caribbean campaigns against French and Spanish forces.
- 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: William Bates (physician) Triple: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, William Bates (physician)]
Generated description
William Bates was an American ophthalmologist best known for developing the controversial Bates method, which claimed that eye exercises could improve vision without glasses.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Bates (physician) Target entity description: William Bates was an American ophthalmologist best known for developing the controversial Bates method, which claimed that eye exercises could improve vision without glasses.
-
A.
John W. Harvey
John W. Harvey is an astronomer recognized for his significant contributions to solar physics and helioseismology, for which he received the prestigious George Ellery Hale Prize.
-
B.
Dr. William Weir
Dr. William Weir is a central character in the science fiction horror film "Event Horizon," portrayed as the troubled designer of the ill-fated experimental starship whose return from a mysterious journey triggers the movie’s terrifying events.
-
C.
William B. Bates
William B. Bates was an American figure of sufficient local prominence or historical significance to be recognized as a notable burial at Glenwood Cemetery.
-
D.
A. H. B. Whipple
A. H. B. Whipple was an astronomer known for his role in the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object Varuna.
-
E.
Henry Harvey
Henry Harvey was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral who served prominently during the late 18th century, particularly in Caribbean campaigns against French and Spanish forces.
- 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_69c69f276b108190af2cc790b6554544 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f5b76a288190bb3608a5e3bfa212 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c83ca56e3c81908c3bae8ad2d9ecd1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c83d5884a88190a22c0fb54f9731c7 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c84071abb88190a2dadd57ff088f3d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:45 p.m.