Triple
T994691
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
E21469
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Coates
Coates is a surname most prominently associated with Ta-Nehisi Coates, the American author and journalist known for his writings on African American culture and politics.
|
E117051
|
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: Coates | Statement: [Ta-Nehisi Coates, familyName, Coates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coates Context triple: [Ta-Nehisi Coates, familyName, Coates]
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A.
Callahan
Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
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B.
L’Enfant
L’Enfant is the surname of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the basic plan for Washington, D.C.
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C.
Darrow
Darrow is a surname most famously associated with Clarence Darrow, the prominent American lawyer and civil libertarian known for high-profile cases in the early 20th century.
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D.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
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E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- 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: Coates Triple: [Ta-Nehisi Coates, familyName, Coates]
Generated description
Coates is a surname most prominently associated with Ta-Nehisi Coates, the American author and journalist known for his writings on African American culture and politics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coates Target entity description: Coates is a surname most prominently associated with Ta-Nehisi Coates, the American author and journalist known for his writings on African American culture and politics.
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A.
Callahan
Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
-
B.
L’Enfant
L’Enfant is the surname of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the basic plan for Washington, D.C.
-
C.
Darrow
Darrow is a surname most famously associated with Clarence Darrow, the prominent American lawyer and civil libertarian known for high-profile cases in the early 20th century.
-
D.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
-
E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- 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_69a493c476b48190b41fc5e793171cc6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b4c75de88190bf7fec7a053f7a90 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac25919bcc8190886f19405536681b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:18 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac269b2054819081e17a1c13068c1b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac26f947d481908ab1b7115cf9dee7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.