Triple
T16596204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Commander, V Corps |
E403212
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William H. Simpson
William H. Simpson was a senior United States Army general best known for commanding the Ninth Army in the European Theater during World War II.
|
E132339
|
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 H. Simpson | Statement: [Commander, V Corps, notableCommander, William H. Simpson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Simpson Context triple: [Commander, V Corps, notableCommander, William H. Simpson]
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A.
William H. Simpson
William H. Simpson was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led the Ninth Army in major European campaigns, including the final offensives into Germany.
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B.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
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C.
Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led major Allied operations in the European Theater, including the invasion of southern France.
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D.
James A. Van Fleet
James A. Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership during the Korean War and his distinguished military service in both World Wars.
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E.
Lloyd Fredendall
Lloyd Fredendall was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II, best known for his controversial leadership in North Africa that led to his relief from command.
- 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 H. Simpson Triple: [Commander, V Corps, notableCommander, William H. Simpson]
Generated description
William H. Simpson was a senior United States Army general best known for commanding the Ninth Army in the European Theater during World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William H. Simpson Target entity description: William H. Simpson was a senior United States Army general best known for commanding the Ninth Army in the European Theater during World War II.
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A.
William H. Simpson
chosen
William H. Simpson was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led the Ninth Army in major European campaigns, including the final offensives into Germany.
-
B.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
-
C.
Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led major Allied operations in the European Theater, including the invasion of southern France.
-
D.
James A. Van Fleet
James A. Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership during the Korean War and his distinguished military service in both World Wars.
-
E.
Lloyd Fredendall
Lloyd Fredendall was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II, best known for his controversial leadership in North Africa that led to his relief from command.
- F. None of above.
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_69d883880d0c81908b5fcd454e767b60 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e35d723c508190b5afbda5eec5abea |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00aae920588190b2a6b03ab1100346 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00ab6a378c81909617da9720b51161 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00abf09fe4819082ee0c6c6f702822 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.