Triple

T21553867
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Claflin E531833 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object Lee Claflin
Lee Claflin was a 19th-century American businessman, abolitionist, and philanthropist known for his support of anti-slavery causes and educational institutions such as Boston University.
 E1490434 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: Lee Claflin | Statement: [William Claflin, father, Lee Claflin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lee Claflin
Context triple: [William Claflin, father, Lee Claflin]
  • A. Lee Cottrill
    Lee Cottrill is the central protagonist of the novel and film "Fools' Parade," around whom the story’s post-prison struggles and conflicts revolve.
  • B. Colin Blakely
    Colin Blakely was a Northern Irish character actor known for his powerful stage work and memorable supporting roles in British and international films of the 1960s–1980s.
  • C. Chris Barclay
    Chris Barclay is an American former running back and football coach best known for his standout college career at Wake Forest University and subsequent roles on various NCAA coaching staffs.
  • D. Chris Wylde
    Chris Wylde is an American actor and comedian known for his character roles in film and television, including a part in the sci-fi adventure movie "Rim of the World."
  • E. Colin Tilley
    Colin Tilley is an American music video director known for his visually dynamic, narrative-driven work with major artists across pop, hip-hop, and Latin music.
  • 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: Lee Claflin
Triple: [William Claflin, father, Lee Claflin]
Generated description
Lee Claflin was a 19th-century American businessman, abolitionist, and philanthropist known for his support of anti-slavery causes and educational institutions such as Boston University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lee Claflin
Target entity description: Lee Claflin was a 19th-century American businessman, abolitionist, and philanthropist known for his support of anti-slavery causes and educational institutions such as Boston University.
  • A. Lee Cottrill
    Lee Cottrill is the central protagonist of the novel and film "Fools' Parade," around whom the story’s post-prison struggles and conflicts revolve.
  • B. Colin Blakely
    Colin Blakely was a Northern Irish character actor known for his powerful stage work and memorable supporting roles in British and international films of the 1960s–1980s.
  • C. Chris Barclay
    Chris Barclay is an American former running back and football coach best known for his standout college career at Wake Forest University and subsequent roles on various NCAA coaching staffs.
  • D. Chris Wylde
    Chris Wylde is an American actor and comedian known for his character roles in film and television, including a part in the sci-fi adventure movie "Rim of the World."
  • E. Colin Tilley
    Colin Tilley is an American music video director known for his visually dynamic, narrative-driven work with major artists across pop, hip-hop, and Latin music.
  • 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_69e0c460232c81908de2c3819d17c00e completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69eed2de1c248190b303a4a55b022374 completed April 27, 2026, 3:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09eee58b088190a5cfcbbe7b095bc6 completed May 17, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09f033a55c81908d221e4b5c9c1b95 completed May 17, 2026, 4:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09f0cb21a081908afa371741754eaa completed May 17, 2026, 4:46 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:29 p.m.