Triple
T7593741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Family Insurance |
E179802
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herman Wittwer
Herman Wittwer was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major U.S. insurer American Family Insurance.
|
E674717
|
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: Herman Wittwer | Statement: [American Family Insurance, foundedBy, Herman Wittwer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Wittwer Context triple: [American Family Insurance, foundedBy, Herman Wittwer]
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A.
Kenneth Hawks
Kenneth Hawks was an American film director and producer active in early Hollywood, known for his work at Fox Film Corporation and as the younger brother of director Howard Hawks.
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B.
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
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C.
Larry Harvey
Larry Harvey is a fictional character from the television series "American Horror Story," known for his sinister and violent role in the first season, "Murder House."
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D.
Irwin Corey
Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his improvisational, stream-of-consciousness style and his long-running persona as “The World’s Foremost Authority.”
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E.
Walter Schwimmer
Walter Schwimmer is an Austrian diplomat and politician best known for serving as Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1999 to 2004.
- 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: Herman Wittwer Triple: [American Family Insurance, foundedBy, Herman Wittwer]
Generated description
Herman Wittwer was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major U.S. insurer American Family Insurance.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Wittwer Target entity description: Herman Wittwer was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major U.S. insurer American Family Insurance.
-
A.
Kenneth Hawks
Kenneth Hawks was an American film director and producer active in early Hollywood, known for his work at Fox Film Corporation and as the younger brother of director Howard Hawks.
-
B.
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
-
C.
Larry Harvey
Larry Harvey is a fictional character from the television series "American Horror Story," known for his sinister and violent role in the first season, "Murder House."
-
D.
Irwin Corey
Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his improvisational, stream-of-consciousness style and his long-running persona as “The World’s Foremost Authority.”
-
E.
Walter Schwimmer
Walter Schwimmer is an Austrian diplomat and politician best known for serving as Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1999 to 2004.
- 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_69c69f3487ec8190bf7acdf2dd91e6d6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f9bab3a08190a2c36b2c72a1de25 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c86197fe0881908307a411cabdca7f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c86223bfec8190b47f840e39c9a51a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c862bb95e881909a60608a5279238d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:53 p.m.