Triple
T2216131
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Bob Thornton |
E48035
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Melissa Lee Gatlin
Melissa Lee Gatlin is an American woman best known as the first wife of actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton.
|
E244314
|
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: Melissa Lee Gatlin | Statement: [Billy Bob Thornton, spouse, Melissa Lee Gatlin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melissa Lee Gatlin Context triple: [Billy Bob Thornton, spouse, Melissa Lee Gatlin]
-
A.
Sarah Shelton
Sarah Shelton was the first wife of American Founding Father and orator Patrick Henry, with whom she had several children before her early death.
-
B.
Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson is a British political activist and communications professional, best known as the wife of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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C.
Melinda Rogers
Melinda Rogers is a Canadian business executive and member of the Rogers family, known for her leadership roles within Rogers Communications.
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D.
Jackie Mullens
Jackie Mullens is the fictional aspiring rock singer and central protagonist of the 1982 Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck."
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E.
Emily Drinkard
Emily Drinkard, better known as Cissy Houston, is an American soul and gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston.
- 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: Melissa Lee Gatlin Triple: [Billy Bob Thornton, spouse, Melissa Lee Gatlin]
Generated description
Melissa Lee Gatlin is an American woman best known as the first wife of actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melissa Lee Gatlin Target entity description: Melissa Lee Gatlin is an American woman best known as the first wife of actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton.
-
A.
Sarah Shelton
Sarah Shelton was the first wife of American Founding Father and orator Patrick Henry, with whom she had several children before her early death.
-
B.
Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson is a British political activist and communications professional, best known as the wife of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
-
C.
Melinda Rogers
Melinda Rogers is a Canadian business executive and member of the Rogers family, known for her leadership roles within Rogers Communications.
-
D.
Jackie Mullens
Jackie Mullens is the fictional aspiring rock singer and central protagonist of the 1982 Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck."
-
E.
Emily Drinkard
Emily Drinkard, better known as Cissy Houston, is an American soul and gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston.
- 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_69a88aa1ee708190862c8c378c41e9eb |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc00f4c3881909d03301fcdfa8b67 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae65571b9481908f992cee85ee59eb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae66411d848190a529018ad3765597 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae66a8cd9881908df2873e6159f293 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.