Triple
T9658916
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ned McWherter |
E233536
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McWherter
McWherter is the surname of Ned McWherter, an American politician who served as governor of Tennessee.
|
E812939
|
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: McWherter | Statement: [Ned McWherter, familyName, McWherter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McWherter Context triple: [Ned McWherter, familyName, McWherter]
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A.
Talmadge
Talmadge is an American surname notably associated with several political and public figures, including members of the Talmadge family in Georgia.
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B.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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C.
J. Percy Priest
J. Percy Priest was a mid-20th-century U.S. Congressman from Tennessee known for his influential role in regional development and public works projects.
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D.
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken was an American session guitarist and harmonica player renowned for his work with major artists such as Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, and Aretha Franklin.
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E.
Smith Seckman Reid
Smith Seckman Reid is an engineering design and consulting firm known for providing building systems and infrastructure services on major projects, including large sports and entertainment venues.
- 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: McWherter Triple: [Ned McWherter, familyName, McWherter]
Generated description
McWherter is the surname of Ned McWherter, an American politician who served as governor of Tennessee.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McWherter Target entity description: McWherter is the surname of Ned McWherter, an American politician who served as governor of Tennessee.
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A.
Talmadge
Talmadge is an American surname notably associated with several political and public figures, including members of the Talmadge family in Georgia.
-
B.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
-
C.
J. Percy Priest
J. Percy Priest was a mid-20th-century U.S. Congressman from Tennessee known for his influential role in regional development and public works projects.
-
D.
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken was an American session guitarist and harmonica player renowned for his work with major artists such as Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, and Aretha Franklin.
-
E.
Smith Seckman Reid
Smith Seckman Reid is an engineering design and consulting firm known for providing building systems and infrastructure services on major projects, including large sports and entertainment venues.
- 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_69ca848c1ba88190b84b410cd14627fc |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9bdfc3b08190835e86ff99663214 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d18a0b84a0819083191beeaf8d968b |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d18ac0796c8190b48ccdb9c5052332 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d18b7f7510819083a402d6802c7d95 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:14 p.m.