Triple

T2148463
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James R. Thompson E47123 entity
Predicate precededBy P97 FINISHED
Object Dan Walker
Dan Walker was an American Democratic politician who served as the 36th governor of Illinois in the 1970s and was later convicted in a savings and loan scandal.
 E238960 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: Dan Walker | Statement: [James R. Thompson, precededBy, Dan Walker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dan Walker
Context triple: [James R. Thompson, precededBy, Dan Walker]
  • A. Gary Barlow
    Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the pop group Take That.
  • B. Andy Barlow
    Andy Barlow is a British music producer and musician best known as one half of the electronic duo Lamb and for his production and mixing work with major artists including U2.
  • C. Michael Ball
    Michael Ball is a British singer, actor, and radio and television presenter best known for his work in musical theatre and his successful recording career.
  • D. Russell Watson
    Russell Watson is an English tenor known for his crossover classical and pop performances, including high-profile appearances at major national events.
  • E. Mark Owen
    Mark Owen is an English singer and songwriter best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
  • 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: Dan Walker
Triple: [James R. Thompson, precededBy, Dan Walker]
Generated description
Dan Walker was an American Democratic politician who served as the 36th governor of Illinois in the 1970s and was later convicted in a savings and loan scandal.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dan Walker
Target entity description: Dan Walker was an American Democratic politician who served as the 36th governor of Illinois in the 1970s and was later convicted in a savings and loan scandal.
  • A. Gary Barlow
    Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the pop group Take That.
  • B. Andy Barlow
    Andy Barlow is a British music producer and musician best known as one half of the electronic duo Lamb and for his production and mixing work with major artists including U2.
  • C. Michael Ball
    Michael Ball is a British singer, actor, and radio and television presenter best known for his work in musical theatre and his successful recording career.
  • D. Russell Watson
    Russell Watson is an English tenor known for his crossover classical and pop performances, including high-profile appearances at major national events.
  • E. Mark Owen
    Mark Owen is an English singer and songwriter best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
  • 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_69a88a1933e0819094f18426ed74180f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe44d2608190986467d43ee224d4 completed March 7, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae58d9c52081909f6acb0558369310 completed March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae59892b848190a9cc8b086647ff14 completed March 9, 2026, 5:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5a02404c819088acf7c592cb2cae completed March 9, 2026, 5:26 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.