Triple

T2223621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Simmons University E48596 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object John Simmons
John Simmons was a 19th-century American clothing manufacturer and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of Simmons University in Boston.
 E248906 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: John Simmons | Statement: [Simmons University, foundedBy, John Simmons]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Simmons
Context triple: [Simmons University, foundedBy, John Simmons]
  • A. Michael T. Simmons
    Michael T. Simmons was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler in the Pacific Northwest who played a key role in founding communities in what is now Washington State.
  • B. Warren Simmons
    Warren Simmons is an American real estate developer best known for creating San Francisco’s popular waterfront attraction Pier 39.
  • C. Jonathan Kimble Simmons
    Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor known for his versatile character roles in film and television, including his Oscar-winning performance in "Whiplash."
  • D. Al Simmons
    Al Simmons was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder best known as a star hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
  • E. Daryl Simmons
    Daryl Simmons is an American songwriter and producer best known for his work on numerous R&B and pop hits, often in collaboration with Babyface and L.A. Reid.
  • 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: John Simmons
Triple: [Simmons University, foundedBy, John Simmons]
Generated description
John Simmons was a 19th-century American clothing manufacturer and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of Simmons University in Boston.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Simmons
Target entity description: John Simmons was a 19th-century American clothing manufacturer and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of Simmons University in Boston.
  • A. Michael T. Simmons
    Michael T. Simmons was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler in the Pacific Northwest who played a key role in founding communities in what is now Washington State.
  • B. Warren Simmons
    Warren Simmons is an American real estate developer best known for creating San Francisco’s popular waterfront attraction Pier 39.
  • C. Jonathan Kimble Simmons
    Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor known for his versatile character roles in film and television, including his Oscar-winning performance in "Whiplash."
  • D. Al Simmons
    Al Simmons was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder best known as a star hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
  • E. Daryl Simmons
    Daryl Simmons is an American songwriter and producer best known for his work on numerous R&B and pop hits, often in collaboration with Babyface and L.A. Reid.
  • 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc03d1df88190950c691a4c246bd1 completed March 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6afe4d1481908c6c27e889303892 completed March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae6c4ab24881909d47076c7f6ad1d9 completed March 9, 2026, 6:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae6c9ba31081909d2c51018a66c46d completed March 9, 2026, 6:45 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.