Triple
T11996507
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rocky Mountain Fur Company |
E285543
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Henry Ashley
William Henry Ashley was an American frontiersman, fur trader, and politician who played a key role in opening the American West through his innovative fur-trade expeditions and leadership.
|
E958828
|
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 Henry Ashley | Statement: [Rocky Mountain Fur Company, foundedBy, William Henry Ashley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Henry Ashley Context triple: [Rocky Mountain Fur Company, foundedBy, William Henry Ashley]
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A.
William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was a long-serving Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and influential role in guiding House operations.
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B.
William Hayward
William Hayward was a film producer best known for his work on projects such as the 1971 Western drama "The Hired Hand."
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C.
William Henry Lynn
William Henry Lynn was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for his Gothic Revival and Venetian-style designs, particularly in Belfast.
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D.
Charles Somers
Charles Somers was an early 20th-century baseball executive and financier who played a key role in founding and supporting the American League and several of its franchises.
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E.
Samuel Franklin Emmons
Samuel Franklin Emmons was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and explorer known for his influential surveys of the American West and contributions to the understanding of its mineral resources.
- 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 Henry Ashley Triple: [Rocky Mountain Fur Company, foundedBy, William Henry Ashley]
Generated description
William Henry Ashley was an American frontiersman, fur trader, and politician who played a key role in opening the American West through his innovative fur-trade expeditions and leadership.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Henry Ashley Target entity description: William Henry Ashley was an American frontiersman, fur trader, and politician who played a key role in opening the American West through his innovative fur-trade expeditions and leadership.
-
A.
William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was a long-serving Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and influential role in guiding House operations.
-
B.
William Hayward
William Hayward was a film producer best known for his work on projects such as the 1971 Western drama "The Hired Hand."
-
C.
William Henry Lynn
William Henry Lynn was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for his Gothic Revival and Venetian-style designs, particularly in Belfast.
-
D.
Charles Somers
Charles Somers was an early 20th-century baseball executive and financier who played a key role in founding and supporting the American League and several of its franchises.
-
E.
Samuel Franklin Emmons
Samuel Franklin Emmons was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and explorer known for his influential surveys of the American West and contributions to the understanding of its mineral resources.
- 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_69d6ab44a77c8190a652f4b27164e4ef |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d903c172788190b92042e9d10a48bf |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f47281ea7c819081921bc125f8895f |
completed | May 1, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f47b7d4ef081908f7f87d90c00d9ed |
completed | May 1, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f47de8c9e48190af01918c9cd94c7d |
completed | May 1, 2026, 10:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.