Triple
T21671564
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitaker |
E534856
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael Whitaker |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Michael Whitaker | Statement: [Whitaker, hasNotableBearer, Michael Whitaker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Whitaker Context triple: [Whitaker, hasNotableBearer, Michael Whitaker]
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A.
Michael Whitaker Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his influential worship songs and crossover success in Christian and mainstream music.
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B.
Michael Whittaker
Michael Whittaker is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Whittaker.
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C.
Brandon Whitaker
Brandon Whitaker is a former professional gridiron football running back best known for his successful career in the Canadian Football League, particularly with the Montreal Alouettes.
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D.
Joseph Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker was a British-born Sicilian ornithologist and archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations and studies of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya in western Sicily.
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E.
Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford is an Australian character actor best known for his comedic and supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, including a memorable turn in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Whitaker Target entity description: Michael Whitaker is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several professionals across fields such as aviation, sports, and academia, without a single widely recognized public identity.
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A.
Michael Whitaker Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his influential worship songs and crossover success in Christian and mainstream music.
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B.
Michael Whittaker
Michael Whittaker is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Whittaker.
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C.
Brandon Whitaker
Brandon Whitaker is a former professional gridiron football running back best known for his successful career in the Canadian Football League, particularly with the Montreal Alouettes.
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D.
Joseph Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker was a British-born Sicilian ornithologist and archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations and studies of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya in western Sicily.
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E.
Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford is an Australian character actor best known for his comedic and supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, including a memorable turn in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0c46898008190aa618a4af55bd1ee |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef8a0badd08190ad2ec2b8e46be379 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:37 p.m.