Triple

T7507489
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bates E177426 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Bates (philosopher)
William Bates was a 17th-century English Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential Puritan sermons and devotional writings.
 E668943 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 (philosopher) | Statement: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, William Bates (philosopher)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Bates (philosopher)
Context triple: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, William Bates (philosopher)]
  • A. William Irwin (philosopher)
    William Irwin is an American philosopher and professor best known for pioneering and editing the popular culture and philosophy book series, including titles like "Seinfeld and Philosophy" and "The Simpsons and Philosophy."
  • B. Roderick Chisholm
    Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
  • C. Gayne Rescher
    Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • D. John McDowell
    John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
  • E. Frederick Ayer
    Frederick Ayer was an American industrialist and businessman known for his leadership in the textile industry and his role in building major manufacturing enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • 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 (philosopher)
Triple: [Bates, hasNotableBearer, William Bates (philosopher)]
Generated description
William Bates was a 17th-century English Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential Puritan sermons and devotional writings.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Bates (philosopher)
Target entity description: William Bates was a 17th-century English Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential Puritan sermons and devotional writings.
  • A. William Irwin (philosopher)
    William Irwin is an American philosopher and professor best known for pioneering and editing the popular culture and philosophy book series, including titles like "Seinfeld and Philosophy" and "The Simpsons and Philosophy."
  • B. Roderick Chisholm
    Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
  • C. Gayne Rescher
    Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • D. John McDowell
    John McDowell is a prominent contemporary philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, language, and ethics, particularly his influential book "Mind and World."
  • E. Frederick Ayer
    Frederick Ayer was an American industrialist and businessman known for his leadership in the textile industry and his role in building major manufacturing enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • 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.