Triple
T9105842
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Ford |
E218475
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Newton Ford
Robert Newton Ford was an American outlaw best known for killing Jesse James, an act that made him infamous in the history of the Old West.
|
E777181
|
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: Robert Newton Ford | Statement: [Bob Ford, fullName, Robert Newton Ford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Newton Ford Context triple: [Bob Ford, fullName, Robert Newton Ford]
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A.
Jack Ford
Jack Ford is the nickname of John Ford, the legendary American film director renowned for his influential Westerns and multiple Academy Awards.
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B.
John Gardner Ford
John Gardner Ford is the son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, known as a member of the Ford family.
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C.
Frank Ford
Frank Ford is a relatively obscure individual whose specific notability is unclear from the given information alone.
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D.
Ben Ford
Ben Ford is an American chef and restaurateur, known for his rustic, wood-fired cooking and as the son of actor Harrison Ford.
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E.
James Sawyer Ford
James "Sawyer" Ford is a central character on the television series "Lost," known as a complex, sharp-tongued con man with a troubled past and evolving moral compass.
- 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: Robert Newton Ford Triple: [Bob Ford, fullName, Robert Newton Ford]
Generated description
Robert Newton Ford was an American outlaw best known for killing Jesse James, an act that made him infamous in the history of the Old West.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Newton Ford Target entity description: Robert Newton Ford was an American outlaw best known for killing Jesse James, an act that made him infamous in the history of the Old West.
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A.
Jack Ford
Jack Ford is the nickname of John Ford, the legendary American film director renowned for his influential Westerns and multiple Academy Awards.
-
B.
John Gardner Ford
John Gardner Ford is the son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, known as a member of the Ford family.
-
C.
Frank Ford
Frank Ford is a relatively obscure individual whose specific notability is unclear from the given information alone.
-
D.
Ben Ford
Ben Ford is an American chef and restaurateur, known for his rustic, wood-fired cooking and as the son of actor Harrison Ford.
-
E.
James Sawyer Ford
James "Sawyer" Ford is a central character on the television series "Lost," known as a complex, sharp-tongued con man with a troubled past and evolving moral compass.
- 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_69ca83db7448819090d0a5de842ef2ac |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca57286a88190b256d2461c5c0aed |
completed | April 1, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d01840d2488190a14d458aa181cc47 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0196766248190aebda80cbd7d1eef |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d019d76d2481909118b163ce5713f2 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:16 p.m.