Triple

T20128927
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Joseph L. Mailman E490835 entity
Predicate hasFamilyName P18 FINISHED
Object Mailman
Mailman is a surname most notably associated with American businessman and philanthropist Joseph L. Mailman.
E1412475 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: Mailman | Statement: [Joseph L. Mailman, hasFamilyName, Mailman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mailman
Context triple: [Joseph L. Mailman, hasFamilyName, Mailman]
  • A. Mailman
    Mailman is a widely used open-source mailing list management software that automates the administration and distribution of email discussion lists.
  • B. GNU Mailman
    GNU Mailman is a widely used open-source mailing list management software that automates the administration and distribution of email discussion and announcement lists.
  • C. Mailman project
    The Mailman project is an open-source mailing list management software system widely used to manage electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists.
  • D. Maili
    Maili is a coastal residential community on the leeward side of Oahu in Hawaii, known for its beaches and local neighborhood character.
  • E. Sendmail
    Sendmail is a widely used open-source mail transfer agent (MTA) for Unix-like systems, known for its flexibility and long-standing role in routing and delivering email on the internet.
  • 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: Mailman
Triple: [Joseph L. Mailman, hasFamilyName, Mailman]
Generated description
Mailman is a surname most notably associated with American businessman and philanthropist Joseph L. Mailman.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mailman
Target entity description: Mailman is a surname most notably associated with American businessman and philanthropist Joseph L. Mailman.
  • A. Mailman
    Mailman is a widely used open-source mailing list management software that automates the administration and distribution of email discussion lists.
  • B. GNU Mailman
    GNU Mailman is a widely used open-source mailing list management software that automates the administration and distribution of email discussion and announcement lists.
  • C. Mailman project
    The Mailman project is an open-source mailing list management software system widely used to manage electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists.
  • D. Maili
    Maili is a coastal residential community on the leeward side of Oahu in Hawaii, known for its beaches and local neighborhood character.
  • E. Sendmail
    Sendmail is a widely used open-source mail transfer agent (MTA) for Unix-like systems, known for its flexibility and long-standing role in routing and delivering email on the internet.
  • 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_69da62651a0c8190a3e05e95e056a66b completed April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e66760b8f08190a66fbb2e9e3925a3 completed April 20, 2026, 5:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a082ddbae5481908ee89666afa6296e completed May 16, 2026, 8:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a082ed267588190ac209a5f5fcdac16 completed May 16, 2026, 8:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a082f5360ac8190bdfe653cb48c6ecb completed May 16, 2026, 8:48 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:31 p.m.