Triple
T1572849
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Smithson |
E33579
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Lewis Macie
James Lewis Macie, better known as James Smithson, was the British scientist and philanthropist whose bequest founded the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
|
E208925
|
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: James Lewis Macie | Statement: [James Smithson, alsoKnownAs, James Lewis Macie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Lewis Macie Context triple: [James Smithson, alsoKnownAs, James Lewis Macie]
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A.
William McSweeny
William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
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B.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
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C.
Thomas Lewis
Thomas Lewis was the husband of cosmetics entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden, a pioneering figure in the early 20th-century beauty industry.
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D.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
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E.
John MacDougall
John MacDougall was a Scottish Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament representing a constituency including Glenrothes.
- 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: James Lewis Macie Triple: [James Smithson, alsoKnownAs, James Lewis Macie]
Generated description
James Lewis Macie, better known as James Smithson, was the British scientist and philanthropist whose bequest founded the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Lewis Macie Target entity description: James Lewis Macie, better known as James Smithson, was the British scientist and philanthropist whose bequest founded the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
-
A.
William McSweeny
William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
-
B.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
-
C.
Thomas Lewis
Thomas Lewis was the husband of cosmetics entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden, a pioneering figure in the early 20th-century beauty industry.
-
D.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
-
E.
John MacDougall
John MacDougall was a Scottish Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament representing a constituency including Glenrothes.
- 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_69a885f11b048190935025a035302715 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a908bb9c648190933fd19bcc1cb9a4 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69add1a893fc8190832442b1b0937d69 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69add452e2c08190ab028a2a42210d7e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69add4a999608190beb9f24ec27d2ef8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.