Triple

T19879625
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cosby E477732 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object John Cosby
John Cosby is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Cosby, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
 E1401829 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: John Cosby | Statement: [Cosby, hasNotableBearer, John Cosby]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Cosby
Context triple: [Cosby, hasNotableBearer, John Cosby]
  • A. Andrew Cosby
    Andrew Cosby is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer best known for co-creating the science fiction television series "Eureka."
  • B. Hank Cosby
    Hank Cosby was an American Motown songwriter and record producer best known for co-writing hits like "The Tears of a Clown" for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
  • C. Steve Hilliard
    Steve Hilliard is a character in the romantic comedy film "The Opposite Sex."
  • D. Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb was an American character actor known for his work in film and television from the late 1970s through the 1990s, often appearing in dramas and thrillers.
  • E. Edward H. Plumb
    Edward H. Plumb was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated features during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • 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: John Cosby
Triple: [Cosby, hasNotableBearer, John Cosby]
Generated description
John Cosby is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Cosby, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Cosby
Target entity description: John Cosby is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Cosby, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • A. Andrew Cosby
    Andrew Cosby is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer best known for co-creating the science fiction television series "Eureka."
  • B. Hank Cosby
    Hank Cosby was an American Motown songwriter and record producer best known for co-writing hits like "The Tears of a Clown" for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
  • C. Steve Hilliard
    Steve Hilliard is a character in the romantic comedy film "The Opposite Sex."
  • D. Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb was an American character actor known for his work in film and television from the late 1970s through the 1990s, often appearing in dramas and thrillers.
  • E. Edward H. Plumb
    Edward H. Plumb was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated features during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • 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_69d8e51f32b08190b3687f4f60353250 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e658dd869c81908aed91ee767f5f3d completed April 20, 2026, 4:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07ea3c3688819097ec23445a32e875 completed May 16, 2026, 3:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07f07d33bc8190b0de5dcce7f77e7d completed May 16, 2026, 4:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07f0ec7d488190991914918a3940eb completed May 16, 2026, 4:22 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:52 p.m.