Triple

T17271149
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cracker Line E419260 entity
Predicate commandersInvolved P42241 FINISHED
Object William F. Smith — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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 F. Smith | Statement: [Cracker Line, commandersInvolved, William F. Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William F. Smith
Context triple: [Cracker Line, commandersInvolved, William F. Smith]
  • A. William F. Smith
    William F. Smith was an individual interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, a historic burial ground for many notable figures.
  • B. William E. Smith
    William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
  • C. Ralph C. Smith
    Ralph C. Smith was a U.S. Army major general in World War II, best known for leading the 27th Infantry Division in Pacific campaigns such as the Gilbert and Marshall Islands operations.
  • D. Milton H. Smith
    Milton H. Smith was a prominent 19th-century American railroad executive best known for leading the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
  • E. Charles H. Smith
    Charles H. Smith was an engineer best known for his role in designing and developing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William F. Smith
Target entity description: William F. Smith was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his engineering skill and leadership in key campaigns such as the Chattanooga operations.
  • A. William F. Smith
    William F. Smith was an individual interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, a historic burial ground for many notable figures.
  • B. William E. Smith
    William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
  • C. Ralph C. Smith
    Ralph C. Smith was a U.S. Army major general in World War II, best known for leading the 27th Infantry Division in Pacific campaigns such as the Gilbert and Marshall Islands operations.
  • D. Milton H. Smith
    Milton H. Smith was a prominent 19th-century American railroad executive best known for leading the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
  • E. Charles H. Smith
    Charles H. Smith was an engineer best known for his role in designing and developing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d886da626481908a14ce7830329a35 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e42f4a3c4c81908a28c9f8bdf648ca completed April 19, 2026, 1:26 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.