Triple

T15770367
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Witherspoon family E382335 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object James Witherspoon
James Witherspoon is a notable member of the Witherspoon family, recognized for his prominence within that lineage.
E1181258 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 Witherspoon | Statement: [Witherspoon family, hasNotableMember, James Witherspoon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Witherspoon
Context triple: [Witherspoon family, hasNotableMember, James Witherspoon]
  • A. Leroy Hicks
    Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
  • B. Thaddeus Jones
    Thaddeus Jones is one of the two charming outlaw protagonists in the Western television series "Alias Smith and Jones," known for trying to go straight while on the run from the law.
  • C. James W. Johnson
    James W. Johnson is an American writer, civil rights activist, and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance best known for co-authoring the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
  • D. Wardell Franklin
    Wardell Franklin is a comedic character from the 1974 film "Uptown Saturday Night," portrayed as one of the lively figures caught up in the movie’s chaotic, crime-tinged nightlife adventure.
  • E. Charles Furthman
    Charles Furthman was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film era.
  • 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 Witherspoon
Triple: [Witherspoon family, hasNotableMember, James Witherspoon]
Generated description
James Witherspoon is a notable member of the Witherspoon family, recognized for his prominence within that lineage.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Witherspoon
Target entity description: James Witherspoon is a notable member of the Witherspoon family, recognized for his prominence within that lineage.
  • A. Leroy Hicks
    Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
  • B. Thaddeus Jones
    Thaddeus Jones is one of the two charming outlaw protagonists in the Western television series "Alias Smith and Jones," known for trying to go straight while on the run from the law.
  • C. James W. Johnson
    James W. Johnson is an American writer, civil rights activist, and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance best known for co-authoring the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
  • D. Wardell Franklin
    Wardell Franklin is a comedic character from the 1974 film "Uptown Saturday Night," portrayed as one of the lively figures caught up in the movie’s chaotic, crime-tinged nightlife adventure.
  • E. Charles Furthman
    Charles Furthman was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film era.
  • 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_69d86da09a10819082fe9797b23e4664 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e051962fe08190a6201dd48196a9ee completed April 16, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffa9361f5c8190b68702154d05bbc2 completed May 9, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffaa3903408190b7beaa6b461bd2bd completed May 9, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffab0c79d4819085f0ed6a4edcb7fb completed May 9, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:47 a.m.