Triple

T20733593
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zimmermann Telegram E509631 entity
Predicate decryptedBy P87147 FINISHED
Object William Montgomery
William Montgomery was a British cryptanalyst involved in the decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I.
E1462467 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 Montgomery | Statement: [Zimmermann Telegram, decryptedBy, William Montgomery]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Montgomery
Context triple: [Zimmermann Telegram, decryptedBy, William Montgomery]
  • A. John Leslie Montgomery
    John Leslie Montgomery, better known as Wes Montgomery, was a highly influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves and distinctive thumb-picking technique.
  • B. John Montgomery
    John Montgomery was an early American pioneer and military leader credited with founding Clarksville and playing a key role in the settlement of what is now Montgomery County, Tennessee.
  • C. John Montgomery
    John Montgomery was a Canadian tavern keeper and political figure whose establishment, Montgomery’s Tavern in Toronto, became a key rebel headquarters during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.
  • D. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • E. Montgomery MacNeil
    Montgomery MacNeil is the central protagonist of the television series "Fame," portrayed as a talented and ambitious performing arts student navigating the challenges of pursuing stardom.
  • 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 Montgomery
Triple: [Zimmermann Telegram, decryptedBy, William Montgomery]
Generated description
William Montgomery was a British cryptanalyst involved in the decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Montgomery
Target entity description: William Montgomery was a British cryptanalyst involved in the decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I.
  • A. John Leslie Montgomery
    John Leslie Montgomery, better known as Wes Montgomery, was a highly influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his innovative use of octaves and distinctive thumb-picking technique.
  • B. John Montgomery
    John Montgomery was an early American pioneer and military leader credited with founding Clarksville and playing a key role in the settlement of what is now Montgomery County, Tennessee.
  • C. John Montgomery
    John Montgomery was a Canadian tavern keeper and political figure whose establishment, Montgomery’s Tavern in Toronto, became a key rebel headquarters during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.
  • D. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • E. Montgomery MacNeil
    Montgomery MacNeil is the central protagonist of the television series "Fame," portrayed as a talented and ambitious performing arts student navigating the challenges of pursuing stardom.
  • 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_69e0b4c589c08190834fb5d86d0efa2b completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c1ef3040819085c8056e75571104 completed April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a093b3ea9bc8190a39b2ef56451db25 completed May 17, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a093d7436d48190ba38b0133ecc5fa5 completed May 17, 2026, 4 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a093ddfc648819088243ef420140d2b completed May 17, 2026, 4:02 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:31 p.m.