Triple
T919290
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Utah Stars |
E19844
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePlayer |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merv Jackson
Merv Jackson was a professional basketball guard best known for his key role with the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the early 1970s.
|
E173958
|
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: Merv Jackson | Statement: [Utah Stars, notablePlayer, Merv Jackson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merv Jackson Context triple: [Utah Stars, notablePlayer, Merv Jackson]
-
A.
Dohn Norwood
Dohn Norwood is an American actor best known for his role as the steadfast railroad worker Psalms Jackson in the Western television drama "Hell on Wheels."
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B.
David M. Barkley
David M. Barkley was the son of U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley and a member of the prominent Barkley political family.
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C.
Dennis Byrd
Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
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D.
James Worthy
James Worthy is a Hall of Fame small forward best known as a key member of the Los Angeles Lakers' "Showtime" era, winning three NBA championships and earning the 1988 Finals MVP.
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E.
Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for scripting numerous adventure and Western films.
- 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: Merv Jackson Triple: [Utah Stars, notablePlayer, Merv Jackson]
Generated description
Merv Jackson was a professional basketball guard best known for his key role with the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the early 1970s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merv Jackson Target entity description: Merv Jackson was a professional basketball guard best known for his key role with the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the early 1970s.
-
A.
Dohn Norwood
Dohn Norwood is an American actor best known for his role as the steadfast railroad worker Psalms Jackson in the Western television drama "Hell on Wheels."
-
B.
David M. Barkley
David M. Barkley was the son of U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley and a member of the prominent Barkley political family.
-
C.
Dennis Byrd
Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
-
D.
James Worthy
James Worthy is a Hall of Fame small forward best known as a key member of the Los Angeles Lakers' "Showtime" era, winning three NBA championships and earning the 1988 Finals MVP.
-
E.
Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for scripting numerous adventure and Western films.
- 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_69a493a099788190a696d9d8408cbaf4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b3103bf48190af3f8d8b2d0fe918 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad293209648190a380175f85d6efcc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad29f4edc48190b78a6df091e289ab |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2a78b9608190b70f8d0ae531618d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.