Triple
T7617716
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Lewis Herndon |
E172402
|
entity |
| Predicate | commanded |
P2333
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
SS Central America
SS Central America was a 19th-century American steamship famed for its 1857 sinking while carrying a massive cargo of California Gold Rush treasure, an event that contributed to a major financial panic.
|
E677221
|
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: SS Central America | Statement: [William Lewis Herndon, commanded, SS Central America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SS Central America Context triple: [William Lewis Herndon, commanded, SS Central America]
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A.
Central America
Central America is the narrow isthmus connecting North and South America, comprising seven countries and serving as a cultural and ecological bridge between the two continents.
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B.
Northern Triangle of Central America
The Northern Triangle of Central America is a subregion comprising El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, known for its high levels of migration, violence, and economic challenges.
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C.
Central America and Mexico program
The Central America and Mexico program is a Rockefeller Brothers Fund initiative that supports social, environmental, and democratic development efforts in Mexico and Central American countries.
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D.
Eje 5 Sur
Eje 5 Sur is a major east–west arterial road in Mexico City that runs through several neighborhoods, including Colonia del Valle.
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E.
Oasisamerica
Oasisamerica is a cultural and archaeological region of pre-Columbian North America characterized by its oasis-based agriculture and complex indigenous societies in what is now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
- 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: SS Central America Triple: [William Lewis Herndon, commanded, SS Central America]
Generated description
SS Central America was a 19th-century American steamship famed for its 1857 sinking while carrying a massive cargo of California Gold Rush treasure, an event that contributed to a major financial panic.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SS Central America Target entity description: SS Central America was a 19th-century American steamship famed for its 1857 sinking while carrying a massive cargo of California Gold Rush treasure, an event that contributed to a major financial panic.
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A.
Central America
Central America is the narrow isthmus connecting North and South America, comprising seven countries and serving as a cultural and ecological bridge between the two continents.
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B.
Northern Triangle of Central America
The Northern Triangle of Central America is a subregion comprising El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, known for its high levels of migration, violence, and economic challenges.
-
C.
Central America and Mexico program
The Central America and Mexico program is a Rockefeller Brothers Fund initiative that supports social, environmental, and democratic development efforts in Mexico and Central American countries.
-
D.
Eje 5 Sur
Eje 5 Sur is a major east–west arterial road in Mexico City that runs through several neighborhoods, including Colonia del Valle.
-
E.
Oasisamerica
Oasisamerica is a cultural and archaeological region of pre-Columbian North America characterized by its oasis-based agriculture and complex indigenous societies in what is now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
- 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_69c699506b308190826894dab1d9ea86 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6fa46d95081909c01d1432585ab2a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c868714d7c8190aae66a3dd4e6214b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c86a93e34c81908aaf0edb023ee78c |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c86af8330c8190a43c599e82fe465a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:55 p.m.