Triple
T7794524
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Thomas |
E180264
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dave Thomas |
E578426
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Dave Thomas | Statement: [David Thomas, alsoKnownAs, Dave Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dave Thomas Context triple: [David Thomas, alsoKnownAs, Dave Thomas]
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A.
Dave Thomas
chosen
Dave Thomas is a prominent software developer and author best known as a co-author of "The Pragmatic Programmer" and an original signatory of the Agile Manifesto.
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B.
Richard McDonald
Richard McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Maurice, created the original McDonald’s restaurant concept that evolved into the global fast-food chain.
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C.
S. Truett Cathy
S. Truett Cathy was an American entrepreneur and devout Southern Baptist best known as the founder of the Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant chain, which he built around Christian principles and a focus on customer service.
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D.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
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E.
George Dayton
George Dayton was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the retail company that became Target Corporation.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca827d22208190b4dc5aa680edcf5d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cae93b262c8190b55e5ab2bc72d894 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb13ea96cc819081ac26db3ecf4481 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:31 p.m.