Triple
T19587771
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | African Association |
E470147
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Devaynes
William Devaynes was a British politician and merchant active in the late 18th century, known for his involvement in imperial and commercial ventures.
|
E1385604
|
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 Devaynes | Statement: [African Association, foundedBy, William Devaynes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Devaynes Context triple: [African Association, foundedBy, William Devaynes]
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A.
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard was an American cinematographer renowned for his innovative lighting techniques and influential work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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B.
Lucien Blackwell
Lucien Blackwell was an American Democratic politician and longtime Philadelphia congressman and city council member known for his advocacy on urban and labor issues.
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C.
Victor Du Bois
Victor Du Bois is a film editor best known for his work on the action drama movie "Never Back Down."
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D.
Lucien Wilbanks
Lucien Wilbanks is a seasoned, principled Southern lawyer who serves as a key mentor and ally to Jake Brigance in John Grisham’s legal thrillers.
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E.
James Ferriday
James Ferriday was the individual after whom the town of Ferriday, Louisiana, was named, likely a local landowner or prominent early settler associated with its founding.
- 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 Devaynes Triple: [African Association, foundedBy, William Devaynes]
Generated description
William Devaynes was a British politician and merchant active in the late 18th century, known for his involvement in imperial and commercial ventures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Devaynes Target entity description: William Devaynes was a British politician and merchant active in the late 18th century, known for his involvement in imperial and commercial ventures.
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A.
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard was an American cinematographer renowned for his innovative lighting techniques and influential work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1970s.
-
B.
Lucien Blackwell
Lucien Blackwell was an American Democratic politician and longtime Philadelphia congressman and city council member known for his advocacy on urban and labor issues.
-
C.
Victor Du Bois
Victor Du Bois is a film editor best known for his work on the action drama movie "Never Back Down."
-
D.
Lucien Wilbanks
Lucien Wilbanks is a seasoned, principled Southern lawyer who serves as a key mentor and ally to Jake Brigance in John Grisham’s legal thrillers.
-
E.
James Ferriday
James Ferriday was the individual after whom the town of Ferriday, Louisiana, was named, likely a local landowner or prominent early settler associated with its founding.
- 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_69d8e510024481908415c0d616fa6186 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e64052f61c81908bb49927d4246030 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a075f12fe008190bf2aaf7c63c44467 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0760583b588190b8f648acc26bc1ae |
completed | May 15, 2026, 6:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0761223cc081908e08a33eda54d222 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:43 p.m.