Triple

T7848334
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ames E181977 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Kenneth L. Ames
Kenneth L. Ames is an American historian and scholar of decorative arts and material culture, known for his work on American furniture, interiors, and everyday objects.
 E747962 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: Kenneth L. Ames | Statement: [Ames, hasNotableBearer, Kenneth L. Ames]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kenneth L. Ames
Context triple: [Ames, hasNotableBearer, Kenneth L. Ames]
  • A. Kenneth B. Anderson
    Kenneth B. Anderson was an American art director and production designer best known for his influential work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated films.
  • B. Glenn S. Dumke
    Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
  • C. James L. Massey
    James L. Massey was an American information theorist and cryptographer known for his fundamental contributions to coding theory, stream ciphers, and the development of the Berlekamp–Massey algorithm.
  • D. Kent L. Wakeford
    Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
  • E. Donald R. Seawell
    Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
  • 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: Kenneth L. Ames
Triple: [Ames, hasNotableBearer, Kenneth L. Ames]
Generated description
Kenneth L. Ames is an American historian and scholar of decorative arts and material culture, known for his work on American furniture, interiors, and everyday objects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kenneth L. Ames
Target entity description: Kenneth L. Ames is an American historian and scholar of decorative arts and material culture, known for his work on American furniture, interiors, and everyday objects.
  • A. Kenneth B. Anderson
    Kenneth B. Anderson was an American art director and production designer best known for his influential work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated films.
  • B. Glenn S. Dumke
    Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
  • C. James L. Massey
    James L. Massey was an American information theorist and cryptographer known for his fundamental contributions to coding theory, stream ciphers, and the development of the Berlekamp–Massey algorithm.
  • D. Kent L. Wakeford
    Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
  • E. Donald R. Seawell
    Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
  • 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_69ca82869ee08190b8f9040dbc2c0467 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb18e7f5988190808ae4dcfbc06991 completed March 31, 2026, 12:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cebaee29308190a468b2bc24008428 completed April 2, 2026, 6:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cebc9d4ca88190942c333806181b55 completed April 2, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cec0a9c39c8190a7bcecc6927b98f0 completed April 2, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:50 p.m.