Triple
T12499429
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Andreas Whittam Smith |
E298780
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whittam Smith
Whittam Smith is a British newspaper editor and media executive best known as a co-founder and former editor of The Independent.
|
E987815
|
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: Whittam Smith | Statement: [Andreas Whittam Smith, familyName, Whittam Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whittam Smith Context triple: [Andreas Whittam Smith, familyName, Whittam Smith]
-
A.
Winchell Smith
Winchell Smith was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his successful Broadway comedies and collaborations in early 20th-century theater and film.
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B.
Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker is an American former child actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Family Affair" and films such as "Tom Sawyer" (1973) and "The Biscuit Eater."
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C.
Martin Whitly
Martin Whitly is a fictional serial killer and disgraced surgeon from the TV series "Prodigal Son," whose crimes profoundly impact his children, including his daughter Ainsley Whitly.
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D.
Lou Smith
Lou Smith is best known as the wife of legendary American disc jockey and radio personality Wolfman Jack.
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E.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
- 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: Whittam Smith Triple: [Andreas Whittam Smith, familyName, Whittam Smith]
Generated description
Whittam Smith is a British newspaper editor and media executive best known as a co-founder and former editor of The Independent.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whittam Smith Target entity description: Whittam Smith is a British newspaper editor and media executive best known as a co-founder and former editor of The Independent.
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A.
Winchell Smith
Winchell Smith was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his successful Broadway comedies and collaborations in early 20th-century theater and film.
-
B.
Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker is an American former child actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Family Affair" and films such as "Tom Sawyer" (1973) and "The Biscuit Eater."
-
C.
Martin Whitly
Martin Whitly is a fictional serial killer and disgraced surgeon from the TV series "Prodigal Son," whose crimes profoundly impact his children, including his daughter Ainsley Whitly.
-
D.
Lou Smith
Lou Smith is best known as the wife of legendary American disc jockey and radio personality Wolfman Jack.
-
E.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
- 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_69d6ada4cd388190ae3bbf83ff87057a |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d94dfa98348190b9ac164ecdada6fe |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f64bb131608190b34a07a7026b160e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f64d15a97c81909046190f0d0fd986 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f64e6d311c8190b851b89e394165d0 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:57 p.m.