Triple

T8494057
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lensman series E201049 entity
Predicate notableCharacter P1481 FINISHED
Object Virgil Samms
Virgil Samms is a central protagonist in E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman science fiction series, serving as the first Galactic Patrol Lensman and a key architect of interstellar law and order.
E739867 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: Virgil Samms | Statement: [Lensman series, notableCharacter, Virgil Samms]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgil Samms
Context triple: [Lensman series, notableCharacter, Virgil Samms]
  • A. Ed Bolden
    Ed Bolden was a pioneering African American baseball executive and key architect of early Negro league baseball in the United States.
  • B. Ali-Ollie Woodson
    Ali-Ollie Woodson was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and musician best known for his powerful lead vocals with The Temptations during the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • C. Alphonso Johnson
    Alphonso Johnson is an American jazz and jazz fusion bassist best known for his work with Weather Report and numerous other influential fusion and rock acts.
  • D. Jamaal Wilkes
    Jamaal Wilkes is a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his smooth scoring and key role on multiple NBA championship teams, particularly with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • E. Curtis Fuller
    Curtis Fuller was an American jazz trombonist and composer best known for his work with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and contributions to classic Blue Note recordings.
  • 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: Virgil Samms
Triple: [Lensman series, notableCharacter, Virgil Samms]
Generated description
Virgil Samms is a central protagonist in E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman science fiction series, serving as the first Galactic Patrol Lensman and a key architect of interstellar law and order.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgil Samms
Target entity description: Virgil Samms is a central protagonist in E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman science fiction series, serving as the first Galactic Patrol Lensman and a key architect of interstellar law and order.
  • A. Ed Bolden
    Ed Bolden was a pioneering African American baseball executive and key architect of early Negro league baseball in the United States.
  • B. Ali-Ollie Woodson
    Ali-Ollie Woodson was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and musician best known for his powerful lead vocals with The Temptations during the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • C. Alphonso Johnson
    Alphonso Johnson is an American jazz and jazz fusion bassist best known for his work with Weather Report and numerous other influential fusion and rock acts.
  • D. Jamaal Wilkes
    Jamaal Wilkes is a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his smooth scoring and key role on multiple NBA championship teams, particularly with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • E. Curtis Fuller
    Curtis Fuller was an American jazz trombonist and composer best known for his work with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and contributions to classic Blue Note recordings.
  • 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe579b7088190b297b04527e36a2b completed March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce4df8f78c81908c83d7d5ac996504 completed April 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce4ff668d4819081f4c3186437291b completed April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce54cc52cc81908ca48c93956ca86e completed April 2, 2026, 11:36 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.