Triple
T9606892
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Trey Gowdy |
E231993
|
entity |
| Predicate | succeededBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Timmons
William Timmons is an American Republican politician and attorney who has represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.
|
E824549
|
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: William Timmons | Statement: [Trey Gowdy, succeededBy, William Timmons]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Timmons Context triple: [Trey Gowdy, succeededBy, William Timmons]
-
A.
Gil Westrum
Gil Westrum is a central character in the 1962 Western film "Ride the High Country," portrayed as an aging former lawman whose moral ambiguity contrasts with his partner’s steadfast integrity.
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B.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
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C.
Jean Paul Blodgett
Jean Paul Blodgett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Blodgett.
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D.
Steven M. Tipton
Steven M. Tipton is an American sociologist of religion and ethics known for his collaborative work on the role of religion and moral values in contemporary American life.
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E.
Timothy Carlton
Timothy Carlton is an English actor known for his extensive work in British television, film, and theatre, and as the father of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
- 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: William Timmons Triple: [Trey Gowdy, succeededBy, William Timmons]
Generated description
William Timmons is an American Republican politician and attorney who has represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Timmons Target entity description: William Timmons is an American Republican politician and attorney who has represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.
-
A.
Gil Westrum
Gil Westrum is a central character in the 1962 Western film "Ride the High Country," portrayed as an aging former lawman whose moral ambiguity contrasts with his partner’s steadfast integrity.
-
B.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
-
C.
Jean Paul Blodgett
Jean Paul Blodgett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Blodgett.
-
D.
Steven M. Tipton
Steven M. Tipton is an American sociologist of religion and ethics known for his collaborative work on the role of religion and moral values in contemporary American life.
-
E.
Timothy Carlton
Timothy Carlton is an English actor known for his extensive work in British television, film, and theatre, and as the father of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
- 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_69ca8485a90c819094fe40b42fde9d70 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9a62372881908bf21be91e7285fb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d597224481908154e5db47ae52f9 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d6463fe481908e5d3f3fd22cffa4 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d6dc0bd8819082a5ad417ca87a76 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.