Triple

T12403323
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lawrence Payton E296315 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Mary Payton
Mary Payton is best known as the wife of Lawrence Payton, a member of the legendary Motown vocal group the Four Tops.
 E995007 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: Mary Payton | Statement: [Lawrence Payton, spouse, Mary Payton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mary Payton
Context triple: [Lawrence Payton, spouse, Mary Payton]
  • A. Barbara Payton
    Barbara Payton was an American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s, known for her tumultuous personal life and brief but notable Hollywood career.
  • B. Tempe Pigott
    Tempe Pigott was an English character actress known for her supporting roles in early 20th-century stage and film productions, including numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
  • C. Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, including roles in productions such as "The Princess Bride" and "Deep Impact."
  • D. Jackie Mullens
    Jackie Mullens is the fictional aspiring rock singer and central protagonist of the 1982 Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck."
  • E. Jane Bodine
    Jane Bodine is a seasoned, cynical American political consultant whose high-risk campaign tactics drive the drama in the film "Our Brand Is Crisis."
  • 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: Mary Payton
Triple: [Lawrence Payton, spouse, Mary Payton]
Generated description
Mary Payton is best known as the wife of Lawrence Payton, a member of the legendary Motown vocal group the Four Tops.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mary Payton
Target entity description: Mary Payton is best known as the wife of Lawrence Payton, a member of the legendary Motown vocal group the Four Tops.
  • A. Barbara Payton
    Barbara Payton was an American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s, known for her tumultuous personal life and brief but notable Hollywood career.
  • B. Tempe Pigott
    Tempe Pigott was an English character actress known for her supporting roles in early 20th-century stage and film productions, including numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
  • C. Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, including roles in productions such as "The Princess Bride" and "Deep Impact."
  • D. Jackie Mullens
    Jackie Mullens is the fictional aspiring rock singer and central protagonist of the 1982 Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck."
  • E. Jane Bodine
    Jane Bodine is a seasoned, cynical American political consultant whose high-risk campaign tactics drive the drama in the film "Our Brand Is Crisis."
  • 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_69d6ad9f464c81909db36d7e96e34b9e completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d94d477004819095e65ef6f70c69d9 completed April 10, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f66856236c8190a70ef287c0146116 completed May 2, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f669527fe881909baeb84ccff506c8 completed May 2, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f669fbb9f88190b0f5cc5bb758d132 completed May 2, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:55 p.m.