Triple
T1110960
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theodore Case |
E25594
|
entity |
| Predicate | collaboratedWith |
P435
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Earl I. Sponable |
E170309
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Earl I. Sponable | Statement: [Theodore Case, collaboratedWith, Earl I. Sponable]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earl I. Sponable Context triple: [Theodore Case, collaboratedWith, Earl I. Sponable]
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A.
Earl I. Sponable
chosen
Earl I. Sponable was an American sound engineer and film pioneer best known for his work with Fox Film Corporation in developing early sound-on-film motion picture technology.
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B.
Earl Roberts
Earl Roberts is a British noble title created in honor of Lord Roberts, a distinguished military leader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Edman Spangler
Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford's Theatre who was implicated and later convicted as a minor conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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D.
John R. Steelman
John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
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E.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a49428d4448190b3b36991ceae87ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bb7742788190b320aec99e76ca41 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad23144bf48190a9ec69f52474d74a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.