Triple
T17060343
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michigan State Normal School |
E413938
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy was a Canadian-born African American inventor and engineer best known for his innovative automatic lubrication systems for steam engines, which led to the popular phrase “the real McCoy.”
|
E1248685
|
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: Elijah McCoy | Statement: [Michigan State Normal School, hasNotableAlumni, Elijah McCoy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elijah McCoy Context triple: [Michigan State Normal School, hasNotableAlumni, Elijah McCoy]
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A.
Charles F. Kettering
Charles F. Kettering was an influential American inventor and engineer best known for developing the electric self-starter for automobiles and leading research at General Motors.
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B.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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C.
Garrett A. Morgan
Garrett A. Morgan was an African-American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating a traffic signal and a safety hood that was an early form of the gas mask.
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D.
Henry C. Pelton
Henry C. Pelton was an American architect best known for co-designing New York City's landmark Riverside Church in the Gothic Revival style.
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E.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
- 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: Elijah McCoy Triple: [Michigan State Normal School, hasNotableAlumni, Elijah McCoy]
Generated description
Elijah McCoy was a Canadian-born African American inventor and engineer best known for his innovative automatic lubrication systems for steam engines, which led to the popular phrase “the real McCoy.”
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elijah McCoy Target entity description: Elijah McCoy was a Canadian-born African American inventor and engineer best known for his innovative automatic lubrication systems for steam engines, which led to the popular phrase “the real McCoy.”
-
A.
Charles F. Kettering
Charles F. Kettering was an influential American inventor and engineer best known for developing the electric self-starter for automobiles and leading research at General Motors.
-
B.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
-
C.
Garrett A. Morgan
Garrett A. Morgan was an African-American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating a traffic signal and a safety hood that was an early form of the gas mask.
-
D.
Henry C. Pelton
Henry C. Pelton was an American architect best known for co-designing New York City's landmark Riverside Church in the Gothic Revival style.
-
E.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
- 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_69d886cde3d481908d4d01ba88ba7eb7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3db7d2dc48190816388570fa31c2e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a012349b2c88190a5c5e06a5cae1ac5 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a012585a1548190a112f55e2d84ccac |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0126536c348190b9b2eadb4969f8c2 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m.